Barça practices millimetre offside play that disintegrates its rivals. In the derby, Espanyol scored three goals, although the first two were cancelled because a Spanish player was slightly offside. It was a day after Mbappé's disallowed goal in the Classic.
Up to 13 goals have been disallowed against Barça's opponents, 7 of them thanks to VAR, which is acting as a guarantee against the brave blue system with such advanced lines.
Out of the 13 goals, Iñigo Martínez was the last man in five of them, followed by Cubarsí and Balde, both with two times each. In the 12 rounds played, the figure rises to 82, more than double that of any team in the five major European leagues.
The collection of so many disallowed goals against Barça's opponents started with a 'hat-trick' from Villarreal, desperate to end up losing 1-5. In the Champions League, in Monaco, VAR was not needed as the referee invalidated Singo's fleeting 2-1 before ending up losing. More decisive was to cancel Harry Kane's goal against Bayern before he legally scored the 1-1.