By Dermot Corrigan, ESPN, Sanchez Pizjuan
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/feature/_/id/1176000/corrigan:-everything-falling-into-place-for-barca-boss-vilanova?&cc=3888The anger at the final whistle inside Sevilla's Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan was palpable. While Barcelona's players celebrated a last gasp 3-2 comeback victory on the pitch, home coach Michel grimaced in disgust from the stands, unrepeatable chants aimed at referee Mateu Lahoz rang around the ground and Sevilla's players lamented
two key late decisions that they felt had gone Barca's way: a red card for a
supposed head-butt by Gary Medel on Cesc Fabregas at 2-1 in Barca's favour with less than 20 minutes remaining and a
possible handball by Barca's Thiago Alcantara
that was ignored by the officials before Barca's 89th minute equaliser.
Sunday morning's local papers echoed this rage. 'Nervion does not give up points, they were robbed,' screamed the cover of Sunday morning's Estadio Deportivo. 'From scandal to scandal,' was El Correo de Andalucia's front-page headline.
Barca midfielder Fabregas was at the centre of the storm, not for his two finely taken goals but because
TV replays suggested that he at least made the most of what contact there had been from the Chilean midfielder's forehead. When pressed to explain live on Spanish TV by Canal Plus reporter Ricado Sierra, Cesc retorted: "If you want, I'll do it to you and you can tell me if it's a red card."
This looked the reaction of someone who knew he had done wrong but did not want to admit it.