A shocking assessment of the refereeing in the Atlético–Barcelona match

"Archivo Far" reported that Bosquets Ferrer is not currently at his best, a fact he confirmed once again by making a series of errors that had to be corrected by VAR.

Ferrer showed eight yellow cards but failed to issue some clear-cut ones, appearing flustered and lacking the required standard.

The match saw two controversial incidents, in both of which VAR had to intervene to overturn Bosquets Ferrer’s initial decisions. 

The first incident occurred in the first half, when Nicolás González, who was already on a yellow card, brought down Yamal, denying a clear goal-scoring opportunity; this incident warranted a straight red card, not a second yellow.

The second incident occurred in the second half, where VAR was forced to intervene once again, as Bosquets Ferrer brandished a straight red card at Gerard Martín in a play that the Technical Committee of Referees classified as deserving only a yellow card. 

Martín reached the ball first and controlled it, before making contact with Thiago Almada’s ankle as the latter entered his area of movement, leading to the Barcelona player’s sending-off being rescinded.