Oh, I see that someone tried very emotionally to "open my eyes" to the penalty situation in the Bayern - Zenit match. If we set aside the emotional aspect, the essence boils down to the fact that the referee should have classified the situation as dangerous play from both sides and awarded a free kick to Zenit. First, let's define in which cases the right to take a free kick is granted. Free Kick The right to take a free kick is granted to the opposing team if the goalkeeper, while within their penalty area, commits any of the following five offenses: takes more than four steps while controlling the ball with their hands before releasing it; touches the ball with their hands again after releasing it, but the ball does not touch any other player; touches the ball with their hands after a teammate intentionally passes it to them; touches the ball with their hands after receiving it directly from a throw-in by a teammate; deliberately wastes time. A free kick is also awarded if a player, in the referee's opinion: - plays dangerously; - blocks the opponent's progress; - prevents the goalkeeper from releasing the ball; - commits any other offense not mentioned above, for which the game is stopped to issue a warning or send the player off the field. The free kick is taken from the spot where the foul occurred. According to FIFA's current methodological guidelines, a high leg is considered dangerous play if there is an opponent's player within a meter of that player, moving towards the ball. I'm writing the wording from memory; if anyone is interested in the exact wording, the internet is at your service. If, with a strong desire, the Bayern player's action can still be classified as dangerous, then the Zenit defender's action falls under several parameters that constitute offenses punishable by a free kick (and since it happened in the penalty area, it's a penalty). In the future, I will simply ignore opponents with arguments at the level of "you're just an idiot." Regarding Rubin's leadership, they deserve it and are playing at the appropriate level. But the championship is a long-distance race, not a sprint. The 7th round is still too early to talk about the championship or a prize-winning place. "We'll count the chickens in the fall." P.S. By the way, no one paid attention to the fact that in the Liverpool-Chelsea match, literally ten seconds before the goal against Chelsea, a Liverpool player, while taking a free kick, kicked a rolling ball. Added after 13 minutes And one more thing. If the referee was biased against Zenit, nothing would have prevented him from awarding another penalty in the episode when the ball hit Tymoshchuk's hand, citing "handball" and referring to the "unnatural" position of Tolik's hand at the moment of contact with the ball.