Rayo Vallecano vs FC Barcelona ended 1-1, and it is the first game where the current La Liga champions dropped points. Barcelona are on seven points after three La Liga games.
Barcelona took the lead in the 37th minute thanks to a Lamine Yamal penalty goal. In the second half, Rayo Vallecano equalized in the 67th minute thanks to a goal from Fran Perez.
Rayo Vallecano were close to a win against Barcelona, and they thought they scored late in the game, but it was disallowed for offside.
After the game, Isi Palazon was furious about how the game went, even though it ended in a draw. Palazon believed that the game was unfair since the first half did not have VAR, and the penalty was not checked on the monitor.
Palazon revealed that the referee admitted that the penalty he awarded to Barcelona was not a penalty. The Spanish winger showed frustration about the penalty decision and the VAR controversy.
Isi Palazon: "I feel powerless, it's not a penalty. I'm going to bite my tongue. It's always the same thing against the same teams. The referee admitted to us that it is not a penalty."
Isi Palazon and the Referee
A clip before the second half showed Isi Palazon telling his Rayo Vallecano teammates that the referee admitted that he made a mistake to award a penalty for Barcelona.
Lamine Yamal was fouled in the box after colliding with Pep Chavarria. Some fans found it difficult to see contact, while others did see the contact. Palazon tells his teammates that the referee admitted to the mistake, suggesting that the official saw the replay at halftime.
Isi Palazon: "Guys, the referee has acknowledged the mistake [on awarding the penalty]."
La Liga has yet to comment on the VAR situation during the first half. It was reportedly not working for the first 40 minutes of the match, and the penalty was given in the 37th minute.