Refereeing Decisions get more and more inconsistent every season and it will only get worse.
Before the Oil Clubbers jump down my throat, PSG were by far the better team and deserved to win. Bayern were so disappointing, especially Olise and Kane, that goal isn't fooling anyone.
Yes you can say, "Oh it's over stop crying" and "Salty varsenal, varca, vardrid, varis saint germain, varletico, livarpool, varchester united, etc fan", next season, there will be more inconsistencies and more and more every season. Until your favorite clubs are on the wrong side of it.
You can't not give a foul for a decision and then next week, you'd see the exact same play and foul and the foul gets called. Players get fined or suspended for criticizing these decisions.
- Alphonso's Handball vs Neves handball. According to the rules, both of these are not punishable (for whatever reason). However one was given as a handball and penalty while the other is not.
- Nuno Mendes Handball. Still can't understand why it's not a second yellow or what happened there. Clearly blocks the play with his hand elevated.
- Barcelona vs Atletico Handball. Goalkeeper pass to defender, defender touches with hand, passes back to the keeper. We've seen the exact same play given as a penalty for multiple occassions, Tyron Mings for example, they were given those penalties.
- Atletico Madrid vs Arsenal. One Atletico Madrid fan was filling up the thread with tears when playing against Arsenal, but he was right tho. Gabriel pulling down the attacker in the box would have given a pen and has been given a pen multiple times this season.
- Calafiori's tackle on Griezmann. If he went down it could've been a pen, but it sucks that you have to over-exaggerate to get a penalty in that position.
- Just to through Madrid in there, because why not lol. Szoboszlai shot blocked by Tchouameni's brilliant goalkeeping ability in the league phase. Personally I don't think this should be a pen since he's arms were halfway tucked in and couldn't get his hands out the way quick enough, but it has been given so many times as a handball and a penalty. Reminded me of that last El Clasico from last season, exact same incident.
Obviously I'm not gonna go look at the entire UCL KO stage and League Phase but these are just some of the matches I've watched in the past few weeks and the madrid one.
We'll most definitely see more inconsistencies in the final and even the World Cup.
Posted May 7, 2026, 12:26 PM UTC