‘Each 50-50 determination was for them’

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick expressed frustration with the refereeing of their Champions League semi-final defeat to Inter Milan following a second-leg traditional at San Siro.

Having fought again from 2-0 down at house to attract the primary leg 3-3, Barca regarded to have clinched their place within the closing in Munich when Raphinha fired house his thirteenth Champions League purpose of the season three minutes from the tip of regular time to place Flick’s aspect forward 3-2 on the night time.

Lautaro Martinez’s Twenty first-minute opener and Hakan Calhanoglu’s penalty had earlier given Inter command, just for Eric Garcia and Dani Olmo to stage the tie as soon as extra previous to Raphinha’s exact end.

However 37-year-old centre-back Francesco Acerbi offered a surprising twist, forcing further time together with his first European purpose within the 93rd minute, earlier than Davide Frattesi lastly settled an encounter that tied the document for the highest-scoring two-legged Champions League semi-final, giving Inter a 4-3 win on the night time and a 7-6 combination triumph.

Talking afterwards, Flick had nothing however reward for his gamers, although he indicted dissatisfaction with referee Szymon Marciniak.

“I’m very disillusioned that we’re out – however I’m not disillusioned in regards to the efficiency of my group. They tried every part,” stated Flick.

“We’re out, however subsequent 12 months we’ll begin once more and we’ll make our followers, the membership and everybody round us completely happy.

“They [Inter] are a very good group, a powerful group who defend nicely but in addition they’ve a very good striker.

“Within the second half we had been actually good. I don’t need to converse in regards to the referee however each 50-50 determination was for them.

“We gave every part however ultimately it was like that and that’s what made me a bit unhappy.”

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Of specific competition for Barca, whose hopes of a treble got here to an finish with defeat at San Siro, was the penalty awarded to Inter late within the first half.

It initially regarded as if Pau Cubarsi had timed his problem on Martinez completely to cease an Inter break down the left, however Marciniak pointed to the spot after a pitchside evaluation, with replays suggesting Cubarsi made no contact with the ball.

Garcia took challenge with that call, telling Prime Video Sport: “For me, the primary one Curbasi, I used to be actually shut, for me it’s by no means a pen.

“I believe within the first half going 2-0 down was powerful. The response we had within the second half was wonderful.

“We had much more possibilities to shut the sport.

“It’s from selections made, however that’s soccer and we have to be actually pleased with what we did.”

Barca nonetheless have work to do to finish a LaLiga and Copa del Rey double. They’re 4 factors forward of Actual Madrid in LaLiga with 4 video games to play, and may all however seal the title with a house win within the Clasico on Sunday.

“We’ve got bought to get going, we have to be proud,” Garcia added.

“No person believed in us originally [of the season]. Lots of adjustments and altering the supervisor, actually younger gamers and we have to be proud.”