“I am outraged. It is a great injustice“, he did not hesitate to confirm Xavi at the press conference after Barcelona’s 1-0 defeat by Inter in Milan thanks to Hakan Calhanoglu’s goal. The coach’s claim, like the whole team’s, was for a clear penalty which neither the Slovenian referee Slavko Vincic nor the VAR room accepted in the 90th minute.
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The culés They did not have a good night at the Giuseppe Meazza, the drop complicated the future in the Champions League and to top it off at the last minute, when they pushed, with more heart than head, the referees denied them a penalty. The ball fell into the Inter area and hit his hand Dumfries, the VAR reviewed, but did not penalize.
Xavi’s message of encouragement and self-criticism
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Beyond the controversy, the coach blaugrana He was optimistic about the next Champions League duels. “Inter are coming home and so is Bayern. We will try to beat themAbout the show in Italy he said:I don’t think it was the worst game of the season. The second half was good, especially the last half hour, we have bottled them up. We didn’t have much pace in the first half, but the second half was good“.
