Chelsea star Marc Cucurella mercilessly booed with every touch by neutral fans in Euro 2024 semi-final with France
MARC CUCURELLA has had his every touch booed in Spain's semi-final with France.
It stems from neutral German fans angry at a handball decision from Spain's last game.
German fans were angry that their team were not awarded a penalty after the ball struck Cucurella's hand in Spain's semi-final against Germany.
With the game finishing 1-1 after 90 minutes, the game went to extra-time.
In the second half of extra time, Jamal Musiala had a goal-bound shot blocked by the arm of Cucurella.
British ref Anthony Taylor waved away the German appeals and the incident was judged not to be a penalty by VAR.
Spain would go on to win the game with a dramatic 119th minute winner courtesy of Mikel Merino.
After the game, German legend Michael Ballack told Magenta TV it was a: “Clear wrong decision”
“All the criteria for a penalty are met,” he added. “The arm is outstretched, a clear advantage, and yet there will be experts who see it differently.”
German manager Julian Nagelsmann also fumed: "The penalty we got against Denmark was much less of a penalty.
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"I cannot understand why it was not evaluated, even though there were 48,000 replays.”
Cucurella's every touch in the game has been booed, and he was also booed when the team's were announced before the game by German fans at the Munich Arena.
German fans were so angry in the aftermath of the game that they even produced a PETITION asking for the game to be replayed.
The petition generated over 350,000 signatures in just two days.