According to reports in Spain, Barcelona is prepared to file a formal protest with UEFA on the contentious refereeing performance during their Champions League loss to Inter Milan on Tuesday night.
The narrow 1-0 loss at the San Siro caused the Catalan giants to lose more ground in Group C.
Before the half, Hakan Calhanoglu scored to give Simone Inzaghi’s team a crucial victory. With two victories from three Champions League games, the team has improved significantly.
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Barcelona, meanwhile, was furious following many rulings that went against them during Tuesday’s match.
The greatest call of the game came late, when Denzel Dumfries appeared to have committed a blatant penalty when he touched the ball with his hand inside the penalty area.
Replays showed there should have been a penalty kick, but referee Slavko Vincic chose not to award one, angering Barcelona manager Xavi and his team.
Xavi, who was incensed, said: “I’m p***ed off by the situation we had to live through, after the final whistle.
“I already said yesterday that the referees would have to speak because I don’t understand anything, therefore it is an unfairness. At the end of the game, he refused to explain anything to me.
In addition to the controversial penalty decision, many felt that goal-scorer Hakan Calhanoglu ought to have been sent off for a studs-up tackle on Sergio Busquets. Others thought that Barca should have received another penalty for pushing Robert Lewandowski.
Former La Liga official Eduardo Iturralde expressed his displeasure with the officials’ choices on Tuesday night.
He remarked via @BarcaUniversal, “There is an incredibly evident red card on Calhanoglu for his tackle on Busquets. “Two penalties—one for handball and the other for shoving Lewandowski—were not called. I am aware that mistakes might be made occasionally, but this…”
According to the Spanish newspaper AS, Barcelona will now formally complain to UEFA via its legal department.
Images illustrating what they consider to be a “flagrant act of injustice” will be included in the complaint. Additionally, they claim that the Spanish team will demand that Pol van Boekel, who was in the VAR room on Tuesday, never take part in a Barcelona game once more.
With three points, Barca is now in third position in Group C.
After the final horn, Xavi stated, “We now have three finals to play.” “Our situation is awkward. We have three, they have six, and Bayern have nine points.
We missed our opportunities, and they scored with a long-range shot even though we were aware of that as one of their strengths.