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The Spanish press have slammed the official's decision to allow Kylian Mbappe's winner for France to stand in the UEFA Nations League final.
Spain fell to a 2-1 defeat in the showpiece on Sunday night but the decisive goal came in controversial fashion.
Paris Saint-Germain star forward Mbappe slotted the ball home after clearly being in an offside position.
The Spanish press have slammed the official's decision to allow Kylian Mbappe's winner for France to stand in the UEFA Nations League final. SPORT's headline on Monday read: 'Injustice'
Mbappe scored the goal after Theo Hernandez played the ball in behind the Spanish defence. However, he was clearly offside before slotting it under goalkeeper Unai Simon
Mbappe struck in the 80th minute to seal a 2-1 victory over Spain in Nations League final
Footage of the incident showed that Mbappe was standing behind Spain's last man when the ball was played.
However, the match officials - which included Premier League referee Anthony Taylor - felt that Spain defender Eric Garcia had deliberately touched the ball. Therefore, they treated everything after that moment as a new phase of play.
As it stands, the rules currently state that 'a player in an offside position receiving the ball from an opponent who
