Inter-Barcelona, ​​the anger of Xavi and the Spanish newspapers against the referee: “A robbery” – Corriere.it

There is anger among Barcelona supporters in the aftermath of the defeat of the blaugrana at San Siro against Inter (1-0, 4 October). Fans, media and Spanish professionals are furious for the refereeing of Slovenian Vincic in the Champions League match decided by the goal at the end of the first half of Calhanoglu. Three episodes in particular are contested: the goal canceled in Pedri for the hand foul of Ansu Fati, the penalty denied to the Catalans in the recovery due to a hand foul in the Dumfries area and, in the last action of the match, the push into the area by Skriniar on Lewandowski not sanctioned by the Slovenian whistle.

According to the newspaper “Mundo Deportivo”, which speaks of a scandal in the main title, the referee was not supported by the Var: he was not able to decide accurately on the key moments. In his editorial Santi Nolla calls it a robbery with raised hands. Ansu Fati’s, considers the director of the Barcelona sports daily as a point of his intervention, «it was accidental after Onana’s throw-in, in an absolutely natural position, he protected himself and did not change the direction of the ball. At the start of the season, they told the players that a goal scored with the hand should be canceled, but if scored in a later play, no.. Point two: Dumfries’ hand inside the area is clear and has not been punished, in an incomprehensible way. It is detached from the body, deviates the trajectory and is not born from any rebound. She was a show of hands robbery, it causes not only anger but a sense of helplessness. In the same game, two different criteria were applied for two equal actions. The injured party is always the same: Barça ». Outside Catalonia, “El Pais” he writes that “Europe mistreats Barcelona”.

The wrath of Xavi

Dumfries ‘lack of hand intervention at 92’ caused Xavi to explode after the match: “For me it is a very clear episode,” said the Barcelona coach, warned during the match and the protagonist of a gesture aimed at mimicking a “bribe “. Finally, Skriniar’s push to Lewandowski: neither the referee nor the Var asked for the action to be reviewed. “Referees like today’s take away the desire to see football”, the tweet of «El Chiringuito“. And for “Sport”: “If the ball, after accidentally touching a player in the hand or arm, is thrown by another teammate and scores a goal, then the goal will be valid”, underlining that “in this way, with the regulation under the arm, the goal would have been validated ». The situation was different if he had scored the goal Ansu Fati. There, too, the rule is clear: “If a player accidentally hits the ball with his hand or arm and scores immediately, that goal would have to be canceled.”

Eric Garcia’s anger

Among the players of the Barcelona, the most controversial was Garcia: «I don’t know why they canceled Pedri’s goal. The referees explained to us that the player who touches the ball with his hand, if he scores, the goal is not valid, but if he touches it with his hand another is not relevant if the touch is not voluntary. The ball is touched by Onana and goes to Ansu’s hand. I don’t know, it’s something they need to clarify ». And again: «There are those who say that he touches her with his hand, but I didn’t see her because I was very far away. We told him that if he wasn’t convinced about Dumfries’ penalty, he would have to watch it on the monitor. But in the end they are decisions that we cannot control, that now go against us, but we must concentrate on the game ».

The fact is that, according to what «As» writes, Barcelona has moved to present one formal complaint to UEFA through its legal services. A sort of dossier was presented with all the incriminated episodes, with lots of images included in support of his thesis. The Blaugrana feel they are victims of a “flagrant act of injustice” and in the light of too many coincidences they are almost persecuted. A situation that they say can no longer be allowed because “it could end up being decisive for the continuity of the team in the Champions League”. And they claim to no longer be arbitrated by the Dutch Pol van Boekel neither in the role of match director nor in those of Var clerk, as captain against Bayern (13 September) and against Inter precisely. Of course, all of this will not affect the result. With the team of Simone Inzaghi celebrating an important victory and second place in the group.