According to a report by "Mundo Deportivo" on April 11th, the Spanish Refereeing Technical Committee (CTA) will review the incident in which Mbappe was elbowed to the ground in the penalty area but no penalty was awarded.
In the 88th minute of the match, Mbappe was elbowed in the face by a Girona defender as he prepared to break through Girona goalkeeper Gazzaniga. The referee made no call at the time, and after Mbappe fell to the ground, VAR video assistant referee Daniel Suarez determined that the contact was not enough to constitute a penalty.
According to "Mundo Deportivo" sources, the controversy stemmed more from the mistake of the VAR referee than from the referee. Although CTA's policy requires the VAR replay room to minimize interference in the game, in this case, the VAR referee should have reminded the referee to pay attention to the possibility of awarding a penalty and suggested that he review the obvious and serious misjudgment on the sidelines monitor.
This Tuesday, the Committee, chaired by David Borbalán, will conduct an in-depth analysis of the penalty ruling after the event replay, making it most likely to be included as one of the most controversial rulings in recent matches.
It is worth noting that this controversy occurred exactly one week before the Copa del Rey final between Atlético Madrid and Real Sociedad, and Javier Rojas is currently a favorite to be the referee for the final. It remains to be seen whether the controversial penalty last night will affect the final selection of the main referee. The decision will be made directly by CTA President Fran Soto, as the Copa del Rey is a tournament directly under the jurisdiction of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF).