AFCON 2025
Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has claimed his team was denied a “valid goal” during Sunday’s 1-0 LaLiga defeat to Real Sociedad.
Robert Lewandowski thought he’d opened the scoring in the first half but saw his effort disallowed by VAR, with the images appearing to show the striker was offside.
However, it subsequently emerged that the VAR had confused Lewandowski’s boot with the defender’s and the goal was legitimate.
Flick, was fuming with the decision afterward and made his feelings clear to the media.
“It was the wrong decision from the VAR. It’s a clear goal but we have to accept it. It was not our day today.
“In the first half, we suffered, the second half was better, but in the end, we made the wrong decisions in the final third.”
Despite what is seen as injustice on the part of the officials, Flick insists his men must now move on.
“I said to the team we have to accept it, absolutely clear, but at the end we’ll come back stronger.”
