Barcelona presents new complaint to UEFA for arbitration vs Atlético

As they did after the primary leg, Barcelona filed a protest towards the refereeing of the second leg towards Atlético

BARCELONA — The Barcelona introduced a complaint to UEFA in relation to the arbitration efficiency within the quarter-final tie of the Champions League towards him Atlético de Madridas introduced by the Catalan membership in a press release this Thursday.

“The club considers that, throughout the two qualifying matches, there were various arbitration decisions that do not conform to the rules of the game, derived from incorrect application of the regulations and inadequate intervention by the VAR in actions of clear significance,” the letter states.

He Barcelona defends that “the accumulation of these errors has had a direct impact on the development of the matches and the final result of the tie”, which entailed “significant sporting and economic damage for the entity”.

Through this declare, Barcelona reiterates “the requests made to UEFA previously” and, on the identical time, provides “to collaborate with UEFA with the aim of improving the arbitration system to guarantee the most rigorous, fair and transparent application of the rules of the game.”

Barcelona already introduced a proper complaint to UEFA, after the primary leg of the quarterfinals towards Atlético de Madrid, for feeling harmed by the refereeing of the Romanian Istvan Kovacs, a declare that was rejected by the Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Committee of stated physique.