Griezmann took advantage of Soldado's clearance to score

Barcelona took just 12 minutes to go ahead against Granada. It was a controversial incident because the Granada players claimed it was offside. 

It all started at the feet of Messi. The Argentine went to the left hand corner of the box, he turned around and put in a pass back for Sergio Busquets, who looked for the one-two with the Argentine. 

The ball did not reach Messi because Roberto Soldado attempted to the clear the ball. He sliced the clearance straight to Griezmann who was offside.

He was on his own and one on one with Rui Silva and he took advantage of the gift to beat the keeper. The linesman raised the flag for offside and the referee disallowed the goal. 

Then, referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea walked over to the assistant and after talking to him, he gave the goal because he deemed that Soldado made a deliberate play at the ball. 

 

January 9, 2021