Officials Weren’t Fair To Barcelona Against Atletico Madrid – Flick

Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has said that his team should have been given a penalty against Atletico Madrid. He recently revealed that Marc Pubill should have been sent off after his team crashed to a 2-0 defeat to Atlético at Spotify Camp Nou in the UCL.

According to him, Pubill clearly stopped the ball with his hands before restarting play, and only VAR can explain why the incident wasn’t reviewed or punished.

Flick added that even though Atletico Madrid scored 2 quality goals on the night, the officials were not fair to Barcelona.

His words, “I don’t know what happens in the situation when the goalkeeper starts the game, the defender stops the ball with his hand and then plays again.

For me, it’s a clear red card, well a second yellow card and a penalty. [The VAR] can explain why it’s not [reviewed the play].

I can’t believe it’s not a red card. It feels not good. It feels unfair. We have to accept it. We will fight next Tuesday.

They scored two goals, they have big quality in the striker [position]. We know it’s not easy to defend. The first goal we have to defend much better.

We get the red card and the first goal comes for Atlético straight away … the VAR was very focused today for Atlético. It’s a German guy, so thanks Germany.”

We played good in the first half and also in the second half with one less player. With one player less we give everything; today we were not lucky.

We will fight. It’s not done yet. It’s far away maybe, the semifinal, but we have a chance and we will try.”

WOW.

Futbol Club Barcelona is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.

Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, Catalan, German, and English footballers led by Joan Gamper, the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism, hence the motto “Més que un club” (“More than a club”). Unlike many other football clubs, the supporters own and operate Barcelona. It is the third-most valuable sports team in the world, worth $5.51 billion, and the world’s fourth richest football club in terms of revenue, with an annual turnover of €582.1 million.

The official Barcelona anthem is the “Cant del Barça”, written by Jaume Picas and Josep Maria Espinàs. Barcelona traditionally play in dark shades of blue and garnet stripes, hence nicknamed Blaugrana.

In March 2021, Lionel Messi overtook Xavi’s record of 767 games played for the club, and presently has made 778 official appearances in all competitions, while also holding the record for the most appearances in La Liga matches for Barcelona, with 520.