Paulo Bernardo, a Celtics player, has dismissed the current breakdown around non-penalty awards by correctly reminding everyone that “we won the trophy.”In football, honest errors can occur with or without VAR.
At Hampden Park on Sunday, the Portuguese u-21 captain started and played 71 minutes before being replaced late in the second half by Celtic’s record-breaking acquisition, Arne Engels.
A spot in the starting XI for pivotal back-to-back games against Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League and the Rangers in the Premier Sports League Cup final was awarded to Bernardo because of his impressive performances in recent domestic games, which attracted Brendan Rodgers’ attention.
Celtic’s midfield playmaker, who battled valiantly in the middle of the pitch, was crucial to the Hoops’ comeback in the second half. In fact, Bernardo’s inviting corner for Greg Taylor’s equalizer was crucial to Celtic’s comeback from a 1-0 deficit.
The media has focused a lot of attention on Philippe Clement’s team’s failure to receive a penalty after Celtic’s halftime substitute Liam Scales brought down Vaclav Cerny during the first half of extra time.
Patrick Stewart, the Rangers’ recently appointed CEO, who conveniently chose to begin his formal duties on Monday, said he had written to the SFA to request an explanation for the non-imposition of a penalty.
Additionally, Willie Collum is expected to formally acknowledge that it was an honest mistake, but he is likely to acknowledge that he believed they were intended to occur FOR an Ibrox outfit rather than AGAINST them. Willie, perhaps referees would benefit from having a second opinion.
We’re still behind 2-1, aren’t we? VAR has already denied Celtic two penalties that Collum said should have been awarded, and now we seem to have had a run of the green with one that wasn’t given?
Bernardo clarified, nevertheless, that he and his colleagues’ achievement of winning the club’s 119th award was entirely justified: “We don’t focus on that decision.” We simply proceed now,” he stated.
After a fantastic game, we won the trophy, and that’s all we can think about. On Sunday, the game was challenging. The game was enjoyable for fans to watch, and both teams performed admirably. However, I believe we deserved to win the cup because we had over 70% of the ball.
