Xavi Hernandez, Barcelona’s head coach, slammed La Liga for non-availability of goal-line technology after his team’s 3-2 Clasico defeat on Sunday left Real Madrid on the brink of the title.
Xavi was furious after Lamine Yamal had a shot that Barcelona said crossed the line not given as a goal after officials could not prove that it had using VAR.
With the score level at 1-1, Yamal cleverly flicked a corner towards goal, and Real Madrid goalkeeper Andriy Lunin pushed the ball to safety, potentially after it had crossed the line.
“It’s a disgrace,” said Xavi, complaining that the technology used in other top flights, including the Premier League, is not available in La Liga.
“If we want to be the best league in the world, we have to advance in this sense; you have to put in the technology.”
“It’s shameful for football, I don’t have the words,” said the Germany international.
“There’s so much money in this world, and there’s no money for what’s most important.”
Jude Bellingham’s late winner left champions Barcelona 11 points behind Real Madrid with six matches remaining.
“(Madrid) have had an extraordinary league; they have lost just one game, they’ve almost wrapped it up,” admitted Xavi.
“I feel that with the game we played, the normal thing would be that we would win.
“We competed very well; I think we deserved the three points.”