Is it a penalty? Joan Améni s handball penalty caused controversy, and Kuku s handball misjudged before the European Cup

05 May 12: Barcelona reversed 4-3 against Real Madrid, and some of the penalty in this game caused controversy, including Joan Améni's handball controversy.

In the 80th minute, Ferran shot and hit Joan Améni in the arm. The referee decided that it was not a penalty kick after watching the VAR replay.

In the previous European Cup quarter-finals Germany vs Spain, Cucurella also had a similar handball controversy. In the 107th minute of overtime, Musiara's shot also hit Kukurelia's arm. The referees on duty, Anthony Taylor and VAR Atville, both determined that this was not a penalty kick. However, more than two months after the European Cup ended, the UEFA referees' committee informed the international referee that this should have been a penalty. According to the latest UEFA guidelines, handballs that block shots should be punished more severely and in most cases the penalty should be awarded unless the defender's arms are very close to the body. In this case (Cukurelia handball), the defender blocked the shot with his arm, but his arm was not very close to the body, and the defense area was expanded, so he should be awarded a penalty, but he should not be given a yellow card to Cukurelia.