The entire stadium was in an uproar.
When Messi fell inside Real Madrid's penalty area, Barcelona supporters all instinctively stretched their arms and shouted loudly, "Penalty, penalty!"
While Real Madrid supporters angrily shouted back, "Dive, dive."
All eyes were focused on the referee, Mejuto Gonzalez. Would this referee, who just helped Pique avoid a yellow card, assist Barcelona in getting a penalty?
No one knew.
However, Mejuto Gonzalez merely glanced at Messi, who had fallen inside the penalty area, without any intention of blowing the whistle or issuing a card, leaving Barcelona players dissatisfied.
After kicking the ball out of bounds, they all surrounded the referee to demand an explanation.
"That's a penalty!"
"That was definitely a foul."
"We deserve a penalty! Are you blind?" Even those who tried to be more polite sounded unpleasant due to their flushed faces and elevated voices.
