BARCELONA, Spain — Hansi Flick causes uproar barcelona fine should have been paid and mark pubil He was sent off after his team lost 2–0 Atletico Madrid Spotify at the Camp Nou in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Julian Alvarez And Alexander Sorloth scored after pau cubarsi Barca were sent off to leave Atletico in a strong position ahead of the second leg of their quarter-final clash in Madrid on Tuesday.
However, it was the decision to deny Barça a penalty in the second half that infuriated Flick. Defender Pubil, who was already on booking, later stopped the ball with his hand in the area. juan musso Was seen taking a goal kick.
“I don’t know what happens in a situation where the goalkeeper starts the play, the defender stops the ball with his hand and plays again,” Flick said in the post-game press conference.
“For me, it’s a clear red card, another yellow card and a penalty. [The VAR] Can explain why this is not the case [reviewed the play].
“I can’t believe it’s not a red card. It doesn’t feel good. It feels unfair. We have to accept it. We’ll fight next Tuesday.”
VAR had intervened earlier to send off Quercy. Barcelona defender initially shown yellow card for last-man challenge giuliano simeoneBut after review it was upgraded to red.
Alvarez scored his ninth Champions League goal this season from a free kick, with substitute Sorloth converting in the 70th minute to seal Atlético’s first win at the Camp Nou since 2006.
“They scored two goals, their striker has great quality [position],” Flick said. “We know it is not easy to defend. We have to defend the first goal better.
“We get a red card and the first goal comes straight to Atletico… VAR was very focused for Atletico today. It’s a German man, so thanks to Germany.”
Barça had chances both before and after Cubarci’s red card. marcus rashfordfor the injured RafinhaFinished the game with seven shots but could not overtake Musso, who made seven saves on the night.
Flick felt that he had seen enough from his team to show that the contest was far from over and could move into the second leg.
“We played well in the first half and also in the second half with one less player,” he said. “We give everything when we’re one player down; today we weren’t lucky.
“We will fight. It’s not done yet. Maybe the semifinals are too far, but we have a chance and we’ll try.”
