The referee, at the heart of the dispute between Barcelona and UEFA, reacted to Hansi Flick and his players after their elimination in the Champions League.
The Blaugrana went to Inter Milan with the intention of keeping their dream of tripled in San Siro, after a 3-3 draw on the go to Catalonia.
Despite a rapid 2-0 lead, the Inter never seemed to master the match, and Flick’s men have
Goals from Eric Garcia and Dani Olmo equalized 2-2 that evening and 5-5 in total of the two games, before Raphinha scored in the last minutes.
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However, it was not the end of a marathon evening in Milan, since the veteran defender Francesco Acerbi scored a goal in additional time, igniting local supporters.
The goal of Davide Frattesi in additional time finally allowed the Simone Inzaghi team to qualify for the final, at the expense of a frustrated Barcelona.
-Flick was unhappy with referee Szymon Marciniak at the end of the match, and the star of the midfielder Pedri went further by demanding an UEFA investigation.
Pedri’s annoyance focused on an unpilled penalty in favor of Lamine Yamal and an alleged fault on Gerard Martin as Acerbi’s spectacular goal approaches.
Once the meeting was over, Marciniak briefly responded to the criticism, the Polish referee rejecting all the charges against him.
“Their comments are ridiculous. What about these stupid comments? I did not injure anyone, ”according to the words of the Egyptian media Al Qahera, relayed by Mundo Deportivo.
“I’m ready for anything [si les plaintes sont traitées]. The third goal of the Inter was completely justified. »»
The UEFA has not provided an update on the situation and Marciniak is one of the names in the running to arbitrate the final between Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain after taking care of the final defeat of the first in 2023 against Manchester City.
