The former Arsenal and Barcelona attacker went on a passionate rant about the VAR controversy while doing his punditry role on Paramount+.

The aftermath of Tuesday's showdown between Inter Milan and Barcelona continues, and this has little to do with the Nerazzurri's unexpected and impressive win over the Spanish giants.

For the second season running, the Blaugrana are facing another group-stage exit and demotion to the UEFA Europa League as that San Siro defeat leaves Xavi's third-placed side six points behind group leaders Bayern Munich and three behind second-placed Inter.

However, that result did not come without controversy. Not only did Barcelona have a goal ruled out by VAR after Ansu Fati was deemed to have handled the ball shortly before Pedri netted, but the Catalan giants were also denied what many have now labeled a clear penalty.

In the final minutes of the game, Xavi's men were putting in several crosses, with one appearing to hit Denzel Dumfries in the hand, thus preventing Fati from getting a header on goal. VAR quickly intervened and after reviewing the footage, they decided to wave off Barcelona's calls for a spot kick, much to everyone's surprise.

Xavi could not hold back his anger when speaking to the media after the game and he was not the only one upset by that controversial decision. This incident was analyzed on Kate Abdo's popular Paramount+ program alongside Thierry Henry, Jamie Carragher, and Micah Richards as the aforementioned French icon went viral for his reaction to this debacle. 

The panel brought on Christina Unkel, the football laws analyst for CBS Sports to go over the two controversies. After explaining the reasoning behind overruling Pedri's goal, her analysis of the second incident involving Dumfries sparked a passionate response from Henry in which he asks the question on many fans' minds: are referees allowed to admit their mistake? Check out the discussion in the clip below.

Of course, this is nothing unique to Paramount+ and their football laws analyst. Sky Sports and BT Sport have faced similar criticism from fans whenever controversial refereeing decisions in the Premier League are analyzed, with Dermot Gallagher and Peter Walton, two former match officials who now work with those two British broadcasters respectively, often siding with the referees regardless of what the replay shows. Unfortunately, the letter of the law is not something everyone will agree on.

Lewandowski and Co. now find themselves in a tricky situation as they have only three points after three games. Their next two UEFA Champions League matches are at home against Inter and Bayern Munich, meaning Xavi's men might need at least four points from those fixtures in order to remain in the race for a round of 16 spot.