🚨 Official: Barcelona statement to UEFA over Kovacs refereeing
Barcelona has issued a statement with a formal complaint to UEFA over Kovacs' refereeing against Atlético de Madrid. The statement"The club’s legal department has filed a formal complaint with UEFA...
🚨 Official: Barcelona statement to UEFA over Kovacs refereeing Barcelona has issued a statement with a formal complaint to UEFA over Kovacs' refereeing against Atlético de Madrid. The statement "The club’s legal department has filed a formal complaint with UEFA regarding the incidents that occurred in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final against Atlético de Madrid. FC Barcelona informs that its legal department has today filed a complaint with UEFA regarding the events that took place in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final against Atlético de Madrid.
The Club believes that the refereeing did not comply with the current regulations, directly influencing the course of the match and its result. The complaint focuses on a specific incident. In the 54th minute of the match, after play was correctly restarted, an opposition player handled the ball in his own penalty area without the corresponding penalty being awarded.
FC Barcelona believes that this decision, together with a serious failure by VAR to intervene, constitutes a serious error. Consequently, the Club has requested that an investigation be opened, access be granted to the refereeing communications and, where appropriate, that the errors be officially acknowledged and the relevant measures adopted. Along the same lines, FC Barcelona believes that this is not the first time in recent editions of the UEFA Champions League that incomprehensible refereeing decisions have had a harmful effect on the team, creating a clear double standard and preventing it from competing against other clubs on equal terms".
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