The referee on the centre of Barcelona’s row with UEFA has hit again at Hansi Flick and his gamers following their Champions League exit.
La Blaugrana headed to Inter Milan trying to maintain the trophy treble dream alive on the San Siro following a 3-3 first leg attract Catalonia.
Regardless of charging into an early 2-0 lead, Inter by no means appeared in command of the sport, and Flick’s prices responded fantastically after the break.
Objectives from Eric Garcia and Dani Olmo tied the sport at 2-2 on the evening and 5-5 on combination earlier than Raphinha slammed house within the closing minutes.
Nonetheless, that was removed from the top on a marathon evening in Milan, as veteran defender Francesco Acerbi poked house in added time to ship the house followers wild.
Davide Frattesi’s further time aim ultimately sealed a spot within the closing for Simone Inzaghi’s crew on the expense of a annoyed Barcelona.
Flick was sad with referee Szymon Marciniak at full time and midfield star Pedri went a step additional by claiming UEFA ought to launch an investigation.
Pedri’s annoyance centered on a penalty name not given in Lamine Yamal’s favour and an alleged foul on Gerard Martin within the construct as much as Acerbi’s dramatic aim.
Because the mud has settled on the sport, Marciniak has provided a quick response to the criticism, with the Polish official dismissing all claims in opposition to him.
“Their feedback are ridiculous. What can I say about these silly feedback? I didn’t harm anybody,” as per quotes from Egyptian outlet Al Qahera, by way of Mundo Deportivo.
“I’m prepared for something [if complaints are taken further]. Inter‘s third aim was positively legitimate.”
UEFA haven’t provided an replace on the state of affairs and Marciniak is amongst the names within the body to officiate the ultimate between Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain after taking cost of the previous’s 2023 closing loss to Manchester Metropolis.