The Barcelona manager, Hansi Flick, was displeased with a number of refereeing calls in his team’s 4-3 loss to Inter Milan.
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It prevented the Catalans from making it to their first Champions League final in ten years following a goal by home substitute Davide Frattesi in extra time.
After a hectic night in the semi-final second leg at San Siro, where Inter advanced 7-6 on aggregate to face either Paris St. Germain or Arsenal, Flick criticized Polish referee Szymon Marciniak.
He signaled a spot kick for Barcelona, but after a VAR review decided that Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s foul on Lamine Yamal was just beyond the area.
He reversed the judgment and gave Inter a penalty for a challenge by Pau Cubarsi on Lautaro Martinez that he did not consider an infringement, reports Irish Examiner.
In the build-up to the equalizer that sent the match into extra time, Barca’s players and bench also reacted negatively to what they believed to be handball inside the box by Inter defender Acerbi and a foul by fullback Denzel Dumfries on Gerard Martin.
“I don’t want to talk too much about the referee, but every decision that was 50-50 went (Inter’s) way,” German Flick said at a press conference.
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