Barcelona’s UCL Exit Sparks Coach’s Subtle Referee Criticism After Inter Defeat

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Barcelona manager Hansi Flick appeared to responsibility the referee pursuing his side's Champions League exit connected Tuesday night
The Germain tactician argued that his broadside was shortchanged successful their semi-final showdown with Inter Milan
He volition present crook his attraction to home enactment erstwhile Barcelona look Real Madrid successful the Spanish La Liga connected Sunday, May 11

FC Barcelona manager Hansi Flick appeared visibly frustrated arsenic helium addressed the media pursuing his side’s agonising UEFA Champions League semi-final exit astatine the hands of Inter Milan.

Despite an aggravated show from the Catalan outfit connected Tuesday night, their imagination of reaching a archetypal last since 2015 was dashed successful heartbreaking fashion, losing 4-3 connected the nighttime and 7-6 connected aggregate.

Barcelona, coach, Hansi Flick, UEFA Champions League, blame, semi-final, Inter Milan, referee, 4th official, Pawel Raczkowski, Szymon Marciniak.

Barcelona’s comeback falls abbreviated successful melodramatic semi-final

Having trailed by 2 astatine halftime, Barcelona clawed their mode backmost into contention done sheer grit and attacking resolve.

Raphinha’s precocious onslaught enactment the visitors up 3-2 with conscionable minutes remaining, seemingly tilting the necktie successful their favour.

But Inter refused to yield. In a bold tactical adjustment, centre-back Francesco Acerbi was pushed guardant arsenic a makeshift attacker.

The gamble paid disconnected successful stoppage clip erstwhile helium latched onto a escaped shot and rifled location the equaliser, forcing other time.

In the added fractional hour, it was substitute Davide Frattesi who applied the slayer blow, netting the victor to nonstop the Nerazzurri done to the final.

Inter Milan vs Barcelona: VAR play and controversy

The electrifying encounter, however, did not extremity without controversy.

Several cardinal officiating decisions by Polish referee Szymon Marciniak sparked outrage among the Barcelona camp.

Acerbi’s leveller came nether scrutiny aft Gerard Martin appeared to beryllium fouled successful the build-up.

Earlier successful the game, a punishment was awarded to Inter pursuing a VAR reappraisal of Pau Cubarsí’s situation connected Lautaro Martínez.

Adding to the tension, Barca were besides denied a spot footwear of their ain aft Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s travel connected Lamine Yamal was judged, via VAR, to person occurred conscionable extracurricular the punishment area, per Football365.

The Blaugrana besides pointed to a imaginable handball by Acerbi and a propulsion by Denzel Dumfries connected Martin arsenic further moments wherever decisions seemingly went against them.

Hansi Flick fumes astatine refereeing decisions

Flick, intelligibly disheartened, voiced his displeasure with however the officiating shaped the outcome, though helium stopped abbreviated of nonstop criticism.

“I don’t privation to speech excessively overmuch astir the referee, but each determination that was 50-50 went [Inter’s] way,” the German tactician said, arsenic quoted by The Independent.“I americium disappointed, but not with my team. They tried everything. It’s the mode it is. We are out, but adjacent twelvemonth we volition effort again to marque the fans happy."It makes maine sad... My squad did an fantabulous job. I don’t similar talking astir the referee... I’ve told him what I think, but I’m not going to accidental it present what I’ve said...”

With their European run present over, Barcelona indispensable rapidly regroup. A high-stakes brushwood against Real Madrid successful La Liga looms, a fixture that could yet determine who claims home supremacy.