Barcelona's penalty goal against Rayo Vallecano is still a subject of debate. How is it possible that when the players reviewed the penalty, the referee told them that their Video Assistant Referee (VAR) was not working properly, but the Video Assistant Referee was activated again shortly after the penalty was scored?
First, if there was indeed a technical problem, there is still no end to criticism about this issue because La Liga is undoubtedly a big league and if the normal video assistant does not work properly in important matches of this La Liga, it does not look good.
Second, what did the staff in charge of the Video Assistant Referee do after the penalty was scored that the Video Assistant Referee was activated immediately.
Anyway, Barcelona scored a controversial penalty that is why they did not lose against Rayo Vallecano. If this goal had not happened, they would have lost this match.
There was no feasible contact on Lamine Yamal by Pep Chavarría and the penalty wouldn't have stood if the VAR was working. But the game showed the weakness of Barcelona's defence. Rayo Vallecano counter counterattacks were always effective because the visitors' defenders found it difficult to curtail the pace of Rayo Vallecano players. The host would have scored more goals if it had a clinical striker. Although the Barca goalkeeper Joan García, who won the Most Valuable Player, played a big role in why the goal didn't come as much as the chances created.
Fran Perez's 67th-minute goal was enough to give them a point against the defending champions. Yamal should also be blamed for that goal because he was close to an unmarked Fran and did nothing. Maybe he was upfront because of an imminent counterattack, who knows? This season is becoming interesting.