In the 72nd minute, Barcelona right-back Alves stepped forward to assist, first breaking through Zaza, who was returning to the defence, and then sending in a cross from the wing, Sanchez stabbed in front of goal, but the attack did not pose a threat to Sampdoria's goal - the football was firmly held in Romero's arms.

Just as Romero got up to throw the ball out and quickly hit a quick counterattack, he heard a piercing whistle.

I saw the German referee Felix Bruch, who blew the penalty for this game, quickly ran into the penalty area.

Romero's ball was not able to be thrown, he took it in his hand and looked at the referee strangely.

The players on both sides were also a little surprised, standing still and not understanding what was going on.

But Barcelona fans were a little excited - was the referee going to give Barcelona a penalty?

Although they didn't see it, it must have been a foul on the Sampdoria player in the penalty area!

And the hearts of the Sampdoria fans also hung and they looked nervously at the stadium.

At that moment, Bruch ran into the penalty area, where he came to the place where Sanchez had just been, raised one arm and faced the Sampdoria goal.

Careza exclaimed: "Indirect free kick in the box? Bruch actually awarded Barcelona an indirect free kick in the box?! Why is that?! ”

The Sampdoria players also understood the referee's gestures, and they gathered around in dissatisfaction to complain and protest, and the stands also booed.

Bruch told the Sampdoria players that the ball touched the foot of centre-back Alberto Massi before Romero got it, so it was a defender who passed the ball back to the goalkeeper, and according to the rules, the goalkeeper can't pick up the ball with his hand, and if it touches it, it's a foul.

At the same time, the TV broadcast also gave a slow-motion replay of the moment just now.

It's clear from the slow motion that Marcy did rub into the football.

"But it shouldn't be an indirect free-kick...... Marcy is obviously subconsciously stretching out his feet to block when defending, he is a defensive move, not deliberately passing back to the goalkeeper, and should not be awarded a free kick! Karesa shouted for Sampdoria.

"This penalty is really inexplicable...... He Ping also shook his head, "Marcy didn't mean to pass the football back, it was the football that touched his leg and changed direction slightly...... If this is the case, will the defenders dare to stretch their legs to intercept the opponent's shot in the future? Or if a defender stretches his leg to block the ball, even if the ball flies towards the goal, will the goalkeeper not be able to stop it? ”

Sampdoria manager Di Francesco was also furious at the decision, chattering on the sidelines, which eventually drew a fourth official warning him to shut up or he would be sent off to the stands.

Di Francisco immediately froze.

The Sampdoria players on the field argued with reason but to no avail, and under the constant signals of the referee, they retreated.

“…… Barcelona were awarded an indirect free-kick in the box thanks to Sampdoria goalkeeper Sergio Romero's return pass, which was a great opportunity for us to take the lead and break the deadlock! The Catalan TV announcer was excited and full of anticipation.

In the media gallery, Italian and Catalan reporters argued about whether the ball was a foul.

"It's not a foul!" Italian journalists waved their arms and shouted in English.

"Then you have to ask the referee, the referee made the decision, and he said yes and that's it!" The Catalan journalist replied.

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After some intense set-up, the Sampdoria players set up a human wall in front of goal.

Since Marcy touched the ball on the line of the goal area, the penalty spot for this indirect free kick was also on the line of the goal area, only 5.5 meters from the goal line, which is six yards.

Shooting at such a close distance can be imagined.

It stands to reason that the human wall is to retreat enough to 9.15 meters, but the indirect free kick in the penalty area is very special, and now the football is only 5.5 meters away from the goal line.

So the rules allow the wall to retreat to the goal line in this case, even if it is less than 9.15 meters away.

Sampdoria's human wall stood in front of the goal, and they blocked the left side of the goal. And conceded the right to goalkeeper Romero.

Barcelona has a penalty taker on their side, and three people stand around the football, Messi, Neymar, and Sanchez, but there is a good chance that Messi will be the one who shoots the goal in the end, because he is the one who stands in the center of the three.

"Listen to me! Listen to me, after a moment of whistle and rush straight out and towards football! Block their shots! "Sampdoria captain in the wall, centre-back Gastadro reminded his team-mates loudly. Do you understand?! ”

"Got it!" The Sampdoria player in everyone's wall replied loudly.

Each of them protected their hearts with one hand and their crotch with the other, with tense and serious expressions.

Gao Zheng is also in the human wall, he is tall, and adding the human wall can effectively increase the height of the human wall and prevent the opponent from kicking the football into the human wall.

When both sides were ready, referee Bruch exited the box and blew the whistle!

Almost as soon as the whistle blew, Sampdoria's walls burst out, all towards football.

And it was also at this time that Messi in front of the ball rubbed the football lightly, and the Brazilian Neymar beside him did not run, but directly volleyed with his foot!

Bang!

The soccer ball flew towards the goal on the turf!

Everyone's hearts hung in their throats.

In the blink of an eye, the ball passed through the scattered Sampdoria players and drilled through the gap between them!

Then fly into the goal!

The wall couldn't stop the powerful volley, and goalkeeper Romero couldn't do anything about it......

"Neymar!! He equalized for the team! The Catalan narrator roared excitedly.

"Oops!!" Caresa clasped his head in his hands, "Sampdoria lost the ball!" They couldn't prevent an indirect free-kick from Barcelona in the box! ”

'Barcelona equalised with a controversial decision...... The situation has become unfavorable for Sampdoria...... "He Ping has been very direct. He didn't think the goal should have happened because the indirect free-kick in the box shouldn't have happened at all, it wasn't a foul to get the ball back.

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Neymar, who scored the goal, ran to the corner flag with open arms and danced, Messi was the first to run up to hug him and celebrate, and the other Barcelona players followed.

They were given backdrop by a mixture of frustration and anger from Sampdoria players.

After conceding the goal, there were still people who ran to the referee Bruch to theorize that the free-kick was a mistake.

Berardi also wanted to go, but he was dragged by Gao Zheng: "Don't go, Domenik." ”

Berardi tried hard to break free of Gao Zheng: "That bastard referee deliberately equalized the score for the opponent!" He just bullied us for the first time in the Champions League! This bitch ......"

Gao Zheng hurriedly covered his mouth: "Don't say it!" Do you want to be banned for another three games? ”

Berardi was stunned for a moment, remembering his three-game ban in the league, and stopped struggling, but he was still very unwilling, staring at the German referee Bruch with angry eyes.

Gao Zheng didn't blindfold him this time, and after a few seconds, he felt Berardi's body in his arms soften, and then he let go of his hand.

"I'm not reconciled......," Berardi muttered in a low voice. Obviously they were evenly matched, but because of a bad decision, our efforts were in vain...... I'm not reconciled! ”

'It's normal, Domenik, anything can happen in football.' Gao Zheng comforted him.

Berardi turned his head to look at him: "Aren't you angry, Gao?" Don't you feel aggrieved? ”

"Angry, of course I'm angry."

"You're lying, you're clearly laughing."

"You can laugh when you're angry." Gao Zheng grinned at Berardi, revealing the white teeth inside.