The Catalan tactician has conceded that the match official’s decision to award his side a penalty against Levante is debatable.
Guardiola expressed that the referee’s decision may have been controversial as he was unsure if a spot-kick was appropriate in the given circumstances and admitted that their win over Levante came because of the official’s decision to award them with a penalty.
The current Spanish champions travelled away from home to face the Granotas in the Spanish La Liga on Saturday. The match that took place at the Estadio Ciudad de http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 saw the Catalans emerge 2-1 victorious over the host team.
Although Juan Ignacio Martinez’s men were able to put up an excellent performance they failed to earn any points from the encounter.
The win has helped La Blaugrana in keeping their title hopes alive against Real Madrid, as they were able to keep the gap at the top of the table to four points.
As the match kicked off, the hosts began to show their intent as they were able to take the game to the current Spanish champions.
Both sides managed to create a number of chances; however, Levante took the lead after 22 minutes through a penalty, which was successfully converted by Javier Barkero.
The home team remained in front before http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 levelled proceedings in the 64th minute.
With the score tied at 1-1, the referee awarded the Catalans with a controversial penalty after http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pedro-Botelho-c29593 in the box. Messi made no mistake in scoring from the spot, giving his side the all-important three points.
While talking to the press, the Barca manager quoted:
"It was so-so. Regardless, we scored a great goal for the first and we earned a great result ahead of our trips to London and then Madrid. We have not played with the ball as well as we normally do. We did not have many clear chances but we still took enough.
It was not easy to beat them."
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786, in the semi-final of the Champions League. The first leg of the fixture will take place at the Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.
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