The former playing legend of the Nou Camp club, and now the team’s coach, Xavi Hernandez, after last night’s defeat to Inter, pointed out that the disastrous refereeing decisions to the detriment of his Barcelona team led the team to a minimal defeat.
With the goal of the Turkish international v, Inter reached 1:0 in the stoppage time of the first half, and until the end it was the only goal of the match that was recognized.
From the beginning of the second half, Xavi’s team chased a goal behind and dominated the field. In the 67th minute, the goal was scored by Pedri, but after the intervention of the VAR system, the goal was disallowed due to a handball by Ansu Fati at the beginning of the action.
And then, in stoppage time, the most incredible detail of the match happened. Dumfries, inside the penalty area, “removed” the ball from Ansu Fati’s head with his hand. There was a real rebellion on the field, as well as on the bench, by the players and coaches of the Spanish team. The main referee from Slovenia, Slavko Vinčić, received instructions from the VAR room to watch the footage. After a short analysis, he decided not to point to the white spot, even though the video shows that Dumfries intended to intervene with his hand in his own penalty area.
“The referee should explain why he makes a decision, I think that would humanize them much more.” Xavi said. ”We can all see whether he made a mistake or not, but we want to know why he made such a decision despite the reviewed footage. I am dissatisfied because this is a great injustice,’ added Xavi after the defeat.
In group C, Bayern Munich is the first with 9 points, Inter reached the sixth point and second place with the victory, while Barcelona fell to the 3rd position with the same number of points. Pilsen is ranked last in the group and currently does not have a single point.
