The Stars of Barcelona struck the Polish referee Szymon Marciniak after their release in the semi-finals of the Champions League, the Catalan media having labeled the “Madridista” official.
The Hansi Flick team underwent a 7-6 defeat against the aggregates after an exciting semi-final on two legs, with Inter win 4-3 at night after time.
Barcelona was exasperated by several Marciniak decisions during the match.
The Catalans thought they had shown that the defender Inter Francesco Acerbi was granted for an apparent handball.
Inter then received a spot kick after a Var review for the Pau Cubarsi platform on Lautaro Martinez, who saw the hosts take a 2-0 lead on half-time.
Barcelona saw a penalty overturned in the second half with Henrikh Mkhitaryan tried for defeating the Lamine Yamal outside the box.
Barcelona players called for referee Szymon Marciniak to be investigated in the midst of allegations of biases
The Catalan giants said that Marciniak had given Inter Milan every 50/150 of their confrontation in the semi-finals
The newspapers based in Barcelona highlighted a video published last year which saw the civil servant in the same cloakroom as abag who carries the Real Madrid logo
Another call for a penalty for an alleged fault of Denzel Dumfries on Gerard Martin when Barcelona led 3-2 was also highlighted, shortly before the equalizer at the last blow of Acerbi to send the tie to more time.
“This is not the first time that this has happened to us with this referee, UEFA should examine it,” said Pedri after the match.
“There are things I don’t understand and they are complicated to explain.
“Every 50 to 50 are for them. In the penalty to Lamine, which was then a fault, he did not give Mkhitaryan a yellow card, which would have been the second.
Inigo Martinez added that “ Everyone saw today that decisions have fallen on the same side, but I don’t want it to talk about it.
“In the end, he had to make decisions (the referee) and he made them in this way. It’s a shame.
Marciniak’s choice as the second stage of the referee’s semi-final against Inter Milan was questioned by the media based in Barcelona during the construction of the match in San Siro.
The newspaper based in Barcelona Sport said before the match that Marciniak had a “favorable story” for their rivals Arch Real Madrid.
Barcelona was irritated by the attribution of an Inter penalty for the tackle of Pau Cubarsi on the lautaro Martinez
Hakan Calhanoglu marked the place to put Milan 2-0 on the half-time
Barcelona players claimed that Henrikh Mkhitaryan should have been shown a second yellow card for his fault on Lamine Yamal
Sport highlighted a video published on social networks last year, which had seen Marciniak in a wardrobe near abag with a Real Madrid badge.
“Marciniak’s call by UEFA for this key match met skepticism, given the previous controversies in which it was involved,” Sport wrote. “Like the video in which it can be seen in the locker room with a Real Madrid bag”.
The newspaper underlined how Maricniak had been the referee when Julian Alvaraz of Atletico Madrid saw his penalty excluded for a double contact in the last 16 16 against Real Madrid, with Los Blancos progressing in the quarterfinals.
Sport also said it was involved in a controversial decision to exclude a goal from Bayern Munich against Real Madrid in the Champions League 2023-24.
Chelsea having a prohibited goal against the Spanish giants in the quarterfinals of 2021-2222 was also highlighted by the point of sale.
Mundo Deportivo, another newspaper based in Barcelona, said that the club had been the victim of a “flight” against Inter.
“Barça is again with a feat, as they did in the final against Madrid to raise the title, but this time, they fell, although their head was high,” wrote Mundo Deportivo.
“The Flick team overcome 2-0 initial Inter and the scandalous arbitration of” Madridista “, which deprived the Barça of penalty for the hands and whistled a very rigorous against.
Barcelona was beaten 4-3 after an additional time in the night to lose the 7-6 draw on aggregate
Julian Alvarez’s refused penalty has been highlighted as a decision to benefit from Real Madrid by Barcelona by Barcelona
The penalty of Atletico Madrid Star has been excluded for double contact, Real Madrid progressing in the quarterfinals
Barcelona Boss Flick had joined his players to express her frustration against the official post-match.
The German admitted that he had said to the official post-match “what I think”, before refusing to comment on his display more.
“We believe that the result is unfair due to certain arbitration decisions, I must say,” said Flick.
“I don’t want to talk too much about the referee, but each decision that was 50 to 50 ended up being in their favor, that’s what makes me sad.
“I don’t like to talk about the referee anymore, I told him what I think, but I’m not going to repeat it here now, it’s not just for my team either, who has done a huge job.”
Despite Barcelona’s complaints, Marciniak has long been considered one of the best officials in the world.
The official supervised the final of the 2022 World Cup between Argentina and France, before taking care of the final of the Champions 2023 League between Manchester City and Inter Milan.
Marciniak received the title of the best referee in the world in 2022 and 2023 by the International Federation of History and Statistics of Football.
