He also committed a foul. That said, that angle is poor and you can't even see what contact actually occurred. I wouldn't call it a 'punch', and I'm not sure I'd call that violent conduct. If I were running VAR and only had that angle to work with, I'd throw my hands up in the air and say 'meh'.

Now, in MLS and CONCACAF - the answer may be different, because they automatically send off for any clear deliberate contact to the head. Mane would have been off, too. Mane should know better than to react to Vidal.

Did the flailing arm actually land.

And that's a foul on Fabinho 7 days a week and twice on Sunday. You don't get to obstruct a guy like that, even if he's flailing at you.

But I'm still not sure that punch landed, and it's a free kick to Barca every single time.

I might actually beat Messi in a fight

The natural closed fisted flail towards the head of a player 6 inches taller.

Maybe Fabinho deserved it. But you are one of the greatest players ever without knowing exactly what your body is doing in response to a player trying to block your run.

It looks too awkward and weird to think it was deliberately thought through.

I’m really not trying to apologize for him...just mocking him.

but I can't see how that was anything but intentional.