The Catalan club intends to appeal against the yellow card shown to Argentine Lionel Messi in the match against "Valencia".
At the end of the meeting, Barcelona players rushed to congratulate the victorious goal scorer, Sergio Busquets. At the same time, a plastic bottle thrown by a Valencia fan from somewhere in the stands hit L. Messi in the head.
The Argentine reported this to the match referee David Fernandez Borbalan, but the referee's reaction surprised many journalists and analysts - L. Messi himself received a yellow card. The referee treated this as time-wasting.
By the way, in this match, the leader of Barcelona also showed the qualities of a team captain, so he had the right to speak to the referee and report the incident.
The Catalan team is expected to submit a written appeal to the Spanish Championship Competition Committee on Monday. If they decide that the yellow card for L. Messi was shown correctly and do not rescind the referee's decision, Barcelona could lodge a second protest with the Appeals Committee, whose decision would be final.
Valencia club released an official statement promising to find and punish the hooligan who threw the bottle. It is said that the person will be banned from visiting the "Mestalla" stadium for life.
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