While Fabinho made a meal out of that
by wcnitz (2019-05-03 08:59:13)

In reply to: Messi punching Fabinho?  posted by iudomer

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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.

Agreed
by HTownND  (2019-05-03 09:56:14)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

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.