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4 unfavorable penalty? Barcelona believes that they were missed 2 penalty kicks! Ace calls: UEFA should investigate the referee

4:28am, 11 May 2025Football

In the first match of the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals ending in the early morning of May 7, Barcelona lost to Inter Milan 3-4 after overtime away games, and was eliminated 6-7 in the total score. With the Champions League eliminated, Barcelona's dream of "four champions" this season was shattered ahead of schedule.

The penalty of the referee on duty in this game also aroused strong doubts from Barcelona. Barcelona's "mouth tongue" and the well-known Spanish media, "World Sports", bluntly stated that Machiniak made at least 4 penaltys in this game that were unfavorable to Barcelona, ​​resulting in a 3-4 score. In the 68th minute of the game, Yamal dribbled the ball and rushed to Inter Milan's defense line, while Inter Milan veteran Mkhitaryan could not stop his sprint and rushed to stretch out his legs, causing Yamal to fall near the penalty area.

Although Mkitalian's foul was suspected to be outside the penalty area. But Barcelona players still surround the referee's theory, because in their opinion, even if the ball is not a penalty kick, Mkhitaryan should have been sent off for this foul. But in the end, Mkhitaryan successfully stayed on the court.

not only this dispute, but also the Polish referee and VAR referee Van Bokel on duty, but also had three key decisions, leading the score of 4-3. For example, in the 26th minute, the referee ignored Pedri's cross and caused Archerby's handball, and Barcelona did not receive a penalty at the time.

In the 45th minute, the referee determined that Ku Brazil had a penalty for a foul on Lautaro, and ignored Dumfries' foul against Gerard Martin before Inter Milan tied in stoppage time. These controversial penalty was not good for Barcelona. After the game, the Barcelona generals collectively bombarded the referee. Coach Frick bluntly stated that the penalty for 55 in this game is always beneficial to Inter Milan. Defender Araujo also said: "The referee did make a mistake!"

As for Barcelona midfielder Pedri, he even called on UEFA to investigate the referee: "I fully agree with the coach's view. All of the controversial penalties are biased towards Inter Milan. This is not the first time we have encountered this situation with this referee. I think UEFA should thoroughly investigate these problems. Some things I really cannot understand and it is difficult to explain clearly."

The referee of this game, Machiniak, is a well-known European referee and a famous whistle that UEFA has trusted. He has enforced the final of the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

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