Can t I afford to lose? After being eliminated by Inter Milan in the Champions League, the Barcelona general pointed the reason for the loss to the referee
2:56am, 11 May 2025Football
Inter Milan and Barcelona joined forces to present a turbulent and exciting epic game to fans around the world in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals. Both sides scored a total of 7 goals. Inter Milan led 2-0 to 2-3 behind, and then tied from 3-3 to 4-3. They defeated their opponents with tenacious willpower and deeper bench depth! In addition to the 3-3 draw at Camp Nou in the first leg, the two teams scored a total of 13 goals in two games, which is no exaggeration to say that it is the greatest semi-final in Champions League history. But after the game, there was a discordant voice. From Barcelona coach Frick to Pedri and Araujo, players such as the loss were pointed to the referee Maziniak's penalty. Could it be that he can't afford to lose?
Barcelona coach Frick said at a post-match press conference: I am disappointed, but not disappointed with the players and their performance. I am disappointed that we were out because we invested a lot in this game and we reversed the score again. I don't want to talk too much about the referee, but I think every 55-5 penalty is biased towards Inter Milan. That's the truth, we have to accept that this is football. I am proud of my team, they try their best, and sometimes this happens. I think it's a bit unfair because some of the referee's penalty may not be on our side, but we can only accept it. I don't want to say too much on this topic and don't want to talk about referees anymore. Finally, I want to wish Inter Milan good luck in the finals!
As for Barcelona players, their attitude is more direct than their head coach, pointing directly the reason for the loss, or part of the reason, to the referee's penalty. Barcelona central defender Araujo, who came on as a substitute, said in an interview after the game: We performed well in the game, but the details determine success or failure. We failed and the opportunity slipped away from us. But the referee did make a mistake in the game. Inter Milan fouled against Herad Martin during the third goal. They still had handball situations afterwards, but the referee did not make a penalty. However, I still think we should not make excuses for losing.
Barcelona midfielder Pedri's words were even sharper, and he even criticized the referee for his name. Pedri said in an interview with the mixed interview area: I am proud of the team, I am a little disappointed because we had already chased back from an extremely unfavorable score. Maziniak? This is not the first time we have encountered such a situation in this referee's law enforcement, and UEFA should launch an investigation. Some things I don't understand and it's hard to explain clearly, and all the ambiguous punishments are biased towards them. Yamal's penalty was finally proven to be wrong (referring to the foul of Mkhitaryan's tripping Yamal outside the penalty area, he was awarded the penalty first, but the referee canceled the penalty after watching VAR), and Mkhitaryan should have received the second yellow card at the time, but he was not punished. For us, this is too cruel! Because Pedri's words tend to attack the referee, UEFA may investigate and decide whether to punish Pedri.
Another Barcelona player, Eric Garcia, was the one who scored the first goal for Barcelona in this game. He also said in an interview after the game: We are behind 0-2 again. I don’t know what happened to this stadium (Meazha Stadium). I have been here three times, because of one reason or another, or some external factors, we failed to get the ideal result. Everyone knows how the referee performed when we came here last time, but that's not an excuse, we lost six goals. Regardless, we should be proud of our fans and players.
However, the Barcelona players seemed to have forgotten that in the last stage of stoppage time in the first half, after Calhanoglu scored a penalty, Barcelona defender Inigor Martinez spat at Inter defender Archerbi who ran past him, accompanied by some unclear words. Archerby was very dissatisfied with this, but he restrained his anger and did not strike back, but reported to the referee, but the referee ignored it. However, other Inter players wanted to stand up for Archerby, and some skirmishes occurred. If the referee punished this at that time, Inigor Martinez would definitely be sent off the court with a red card. Barcelona, who played one less, would not have to score three goals in the second half. Barcelona players do not mention the referee's penalty that is so beneficial to them, but they keep their ambiguous penalty. Is the referee not biasing towards you, is it just that the penalty is unfair?
Barca has won the respect of fans all over the world through these two semi-finals against Inter Milan. Yamal, Kubasi, Gavey and Pedri are all still young. The future belongs to you. If you lose, you will lose. Leave some demeanor to yourself. Wouldn't it be better to come back next year?
Note: The picture comes from the Internet.
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