Barcelona Chelsea 2009 Champions League 0-0 1-1 penalties analysis

Go here to read the Laws of the Game from FIFA.com http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/federation/lotg_en_55753.pdf

Page 35 talks about handballs. Read it before commenting.
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An analysis of the refereeing decisions in the two legs between Barca and Chelsea in the 2009 Champions League semifinal.

1. Henry is pulled, no penalty called: I agree, but it could have been a penalty
2. Foul outside the box, fall inside the box, no penalty called: Foul given outside the box, correct decision.
3. Drogba pulled, no penalty called: Same as #1, wouldn't give it.
4. Drogba tackled by Toure, no penalty called: Good decision, tackle to the ball so no penalty.
5. Abidal sent off: Unfair in my opinion, why would a paid referee for Barcelona give them an unfair red card?
6. He just fell over, no penalty.
7. Pique handball: I would call it as a penalty
8. Eto'o handball: Unintentional, no penalty.

The only decisions I would change are the red card and the Pique handball. Overall, both teams were affected. But that's just the way it happens in football sometimes.

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[ticke153]

fuck you you faggy barcelona fan! stick with baseball and american football. push on anelka was penalty + red card. also there were two more penalties when barca players used their hands in penalty area to stop the ball. don't bullshit me about that it wasn't intentional hand play. if you prevent someone from scoring by stopping the ball with your hand it's penalty whether it's intentional or not!

[theZodiacDigital]

@ticke153 read the laws of the game. link is in description. handball must be deliberate. it frankly doesn't matter if you dont think so because thats still the rule.

[rtschumacher1]

@theZodiacDigital You are interpreting the rules wrong. I'm a Level 7 referee in ENGLAND and I ref matches up to under 18's. If you actually watched football you would realise you couldn't be more wrong. If a defender raises their arms in the penalty box the benefit of the doubt switches to the attacker since you CANNOT raise your arms in a penalty box. Also the Drogba one was a penalty too. Abidal was on the wrong side of him, had no chance of getting the ball and pulling his shirt.

[theZodiacDigital]

@rtschumacher1 you may be nearly reffing under 18s, but tom henning overbo was one of the top referees in the world for years. in the ballack penalty appeal he seemed to have a decent view of it. my guess is that he agrees with my interpretation of the rules and the play. you're entitled to disagree. your qualifications don't matter to me though. as i said, one of the top refs in the world seemed to be on my side,

[wezzy7hits]

im not a chelsea or barca fan but when i see comments like "ha there all you barca haters go fuck yourself chelsea dives like crazy, barca best team"

omg hell no, ive never seen a team that dives more than barca and ive never seen a team that the refs prefer more than barcaa couple of champions leagues ago when inter beat barca, how thiago motta got a red card is complete bull shit busquets is a terrible excuse of a soccer player good for mourinho to shove it in the barca fans faces

[theZodiacDigital]

@wezzy7hits and i suppose when milito scored while 2 miles offside, that was the referees preferring barcelona? and when bojan scored a goal that would have won the tie for barca, and it was called off, that was the referees favoring barcelona again?

you have the kind of selective memory mourinho would be proud of.

[ziewknihtewza]

@theZodiacDigital EXACTLY! the 3-1 loss they took to inter was a complete scandal! and then all the dirty shit they did in the nou camp! everyone wants to think that barca pays refs and uefa favors barca, but the champions league final was being held in the bernabeu that year. doesnt anyone think that madrid did everything in their power to make sure that barca, their most hated rivals, didnt win the most prized possession in football in their stadium?! come on now!

[rtschumacher1]

@theZodiacDigital The reason it's intentional is because there is NO possible way of his arms getting into that position without raising them there himself. And that my friend, is intention.

[rtschumacher1]

@theZodiacDigital A world class ref? Where is he now? Have you seen his Italy Romania match? His Bayern Fiorentina match? His Greece Latvia match? You're saying it's unintentional but why are his arms in the air? Does he run with his arms in the air? Was he trying to start a rave? Did his arms just FALL into that position? There's your intent right there. Check out the reviews of this match and the penalty in the Chelsea Man City match.Exactly the same and all experts are in unanimous agreement

[rtschumacher1]

@theZodiacDigital Yes that is what they say but then how many people purposefully block the ball with their hands? How many penalties are given for handballs every year? Plenty. Are you saying all of them are like Suarez in the world cup? Of course not. How many games have you actually people put their hands in front of the ball? Check out the Chelsea Man City Lescott penalty. Exactly the same thing as the Eto'o appeal. Not even he complains. Stop reading and go out and actually watch some games

[chrismh1023]

You know nothing about handballs. By the rule, yes, you have to deliberately handle it. But when you put your arms in a position where they are likely to touch the ball, you should be penalized. That's why players put their arms behind their backs in the box!

[LoekSijbers]

Hehehe. First of all, i'm not a Chelsea nor a Barcelona fan, so the result isn't important to me. But you're going on and on about intentional handball or not, but it seems you don't know that in play when the ball approaches you, you can NOT, i repeat CAN NOT reach out your arms. Because intentionally or not, if you do, chances are the ball's gonna hit your arm. That's why you see a lot of defenders grabbing their hands behind their back, especially within the 16 meter area, to avoid a handball

[2510ifyJJ]

are you retarded?!

[atraf21]

@theZodiacDigital You are pretty funny man, it cant be as simple as you describe it.

If a player spreads his hands to the sides it doesnt matter if he intentionally touched the ball or not, as he takes more space.

Both handballs when anelka and ballack played, Barca players did NOT keep their hands near their body's, but speard them beyond needed, and in both times prevented a 100% goal by doing so- and THATS a penalty.