00:00This is the incident that Barcelona coach Hansi Flick called a clear red. Fans are split and
00:05it's all down to the referee's interpretation of the handball rule. If you missed the game,
00:10here's what happened. Atletico Madrid were positioned to take a goal kick and keeper Juan
00:15Musso kicked the ball to teammate Marc Pubil, restarting the game. But Pubil misunderstood
00:20and stopped the ball with his hand before quickly taking the goal kick himself. Seeing this, the
00:26Barcelona players immediately ran to the referee, appealing for the handball, which would have meant
00:31a penalty for Barcelona and a second yellow for the Atleti defender. But the referee waved away their
00:37appeals and VAR did not intervene, meaning that Atleti were free to play on. They went on to win
00:42the game 2-0, giving them a huge advantage heading into next week's second leg. Speaking after the
00:48game, Diego Simeone said it was just common sense to not give the penalty, but there were plenty who
00:53thought otherwise. It basically comes down to two options for the referee, either rigidly sticking
00:58to the lords of the game or taking the more flexible, common sense approach. On Wednesday,
01:03the referee went with the latter and Atleti got a major let-off in a massive game.
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