Barcelona finished the match upset with Marciniak’s performance. During the match, the Spanish side already protested many decisions to the referee and, at the end of the match, the players who spoke to the media and Hansi Flick publicly showed their disagreement with some of the decisions. In fact, it is not usual to hear the German coach talk about the referee. It was probably the day he referred to the referee the most.
“I don’t want to talk too much about the referee, but every decision he made, if it was 50-50, it was for them. I told him what I think, but I’m not going to say it here,” said the coach. In fact, Hansi Flick was shown the yellow card for protesting and was also seen talking to the referee at the end of the first half when both teams were leaving for the dressing room.
The player to refer to Marciniak was Eric Garcia, who already had a memory of the referee. “I don’t know what’s wrong with this stadium. I’ve been here three times and for one reason or another things haven’t gone our way. We all know what happened with this referee the last time we came here,” explained the Catalan. However, the defender bit his tongue and did not want to go any further.
We all know what happened with this referee the last time we came here
Araujo was also upset with the refereeing performance. “Did the referee have something to do with it? I think so. In the play of the 3-3 is a foul by Gerard Martin, he goes for the ball and does not let him dispute it. But we must not look for excuses, we must keep our heads up. This team has a direct mentality and with a generation that will surely win many Champions Leagues,” said the Uruguayan defender.
It’s not the first time this has happened to us with this referee, UEFA should look at it
“It’s not the first time it’s happened to us with this referee, UEFA should look at it. There are things I don’t understand and they are complicated,” argued Pedri.
Did the referee have anything to do with it? I think so
“Everyone has seen today that the decisions always fell on the same side. Although we do not want to blame him. We hold our heads high,” explained Inigo Martinez. In addition, the Basque player assured that he is in good physical shape and played down his action with Acerbi.
Stocks
The plays that Barcelona complains about are many. Among them, the handball by Acerbi in the first half, the penalty by Cubarsi on the stroke of half-time on Lautaro, the penalty that the referee pointed out and then took out to Lamine Yamal, the possible foul on Gerard Martin prior to the cross for the 3-3. All the Blaugrana who spoke after the match were very angry with Marciniak.
In contrast, Inzaghi assured that the referee had a great game and, in fact, considered him one of the best referees of the moment.
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