The first 'Clásico' of 2020-21 was not without controversy. In the 1-3 loss against Madrid suffered by the 'culés' at home, VAR was the protagonist.
Martínez Munuera took a penalty for a Lenglet foul on Ramos. After the match, Koeman charged against VAR as, after reviewing the images, the referee determined that there was a penalty. "I don't understand the decision. VAR only appears when decisions have to be made against Barcelona. Hopefully one day they will explain to me how it works," he said.
The Competition Committee opened a file on him because of these statements. However, as the 'Cadena SER' stated, those words will finally not be punished.
Koeman was facing a penalty of between four and 12 matches as stipulated in the RFEF's Disciplinary Code. The financial penalty could vary between 601 and 3,0005 euros.
However, the investigating judge, after studying the statements, reportedly chosen to leave Koeman unpunished.