CTA defends its decision not to repeat Mbappé's penalty
The Referees' Technical Committee (CTA) considered the decision not to repeat the penalty missed by Kylian Mbappé of Real Madrid against Betis at the Cartuja Stadium to be correct, despite the controversy over the possible offside of Marc Bartra; the goalkeeper Álvaro Valles saved the shot, according to Jose Manuel Vidal.
Hours have passed since the match and the most controversial play was the penalty missed by Mbappé. The Real Madrid forward tried to convert the spot after the foul called on Vinicius, but the Betis goalkeeper, Álvaro Valles, saved the shot. The action left the spectators on edge.
In the VOR room, where Javier Iglesias Villanueva was present, it was decided not to order a repeat of the penalty, despite the suspicion that the Betis defender, Marc Bartra, had entered before the Frenchman's strike. The doubt arose because Bartra could have influenced Mbappé's subsequent attempt.
Javier Alfaro, the midfield colleague, raised the controversy, and the Referees' Technical Committee (CTA) confirmed that its decision was correct. According to MD, the CTA fully backed the stance of not repeating the maximum penalty.
IFAB Rules and the CARD Manual
The IFAB Laws of the Game state that a penalty is only repeated if a player's offside clearly influences the taker or if the offside player plays the ball preventing a goal. The CTA's CARD manual records these scenarios identically for defenders.
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Ramón Fuentes, EFE journalist, commented: “FIFA deserves a leader, not a trafficker”. The statement was inserted into the coverage of the incident, highlighting the tension surrounding the refereeing decision.
The manual also indicates that a player's position in a restart is determined by the projection of his feet if he is airborne. Only the position of the body that would touch the ground is considered, except as provided in Rule 11 of offside.
In Bartra's case, it was found that he had one foot inside the area and the other outside, projected inside the French player's area. Since he did not have both feet inside, his position was not considered to influence the kick, so the penalty was not ordered to be repeated.
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Alejandro Hernández Hernández, head of the CTA, confirmed that the decision was the correct one, as indicated by the VOR room under the supervision of Javier Iglesias Villanueva. The conclusion reinforces the strict application of the rules and closes the debate over Mbappé's penalty.