CNN —Barcelona manager Xavi and goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen have labeled La Liga “embarrassing” for its lack of goal-line technology after the team was denied what it thought was a legitimate goal in Sunday’s 3-2 El Clásico defeat by Real Madrid.
The camera angles provided by VAR were inconclusive – including one looking directly down the goal line that was blocked by Lunin’s body – meaning Soto’s original decision stood.
According to FIFA, goal-line technology can notify a referee within “a second” if the whole of the ball has crossed the line.
Barcelona's German Marc-Andre ter Stegen called La Liga's lack of goal-line technology 'embarrassing.'
“I can’t find the words to explain what happened on the goal line,” Ter Stegen told reporters, per ESPN.
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