Was the penalty on Schick whistled correctly? England legend says no way

In the match of the Czech national team against Croatia, in the 35th minute, a centre flew into the whitewash, which Patrik Schick jumped on. Dejan Lovren hit him with his elbow and the Czech striker started to bleed. Our team was clear, penalty. But England legend Gary Lineker disagrees.

When Patrik Schick was fouled in the whitewash and began to writhe in blood, all his teammates and fans were clear after watching the footage. It must be a penalty!

After checking the video, Spanish head referee Carlos del Cerro had the same opinion.

At that moment everything seemed clear, there was no doubt. Schick converted the penalty and sent the Czech national team into the lead. However, England legend and current football expert Gary Lineker disagrees with this verdict.

“It is encouraging to see that VAR is equally absurd everywhere. It was never a penalty,” Gary Lineker raged on Twitter.

Many England fans shared his opinion, they think the game is too soft nowadays. Many Czech fans, on the other hand, completely disagree. And no wonder, an elbow to the face is a foul anywhere else on the pitch, so why shouldn’t it be a penalty?

Lovren hit Schick in the nose, which subsequently bled. Thus the ref had no choice but to award a penalty.

Source: Gary Lineker