Barcelona midfielder, Pedri, has called on UEFA to investigate the refereeing performance in their 4-3 defeat to Inter Milan in the Champions League semi-final second leg at San Siro.
Raphinha looked to have won the game for Barca in the 87th minute, but a late equaliser from Francesco Acerbi and Davide Frattesi’s extra-time strike saw the Serie A giants progress 7-6 on aggregate.
“It’s not the first time this happens to us with this referee, UEFA should look into it,”; Pedri told reporters after the game.
“Every 50-50 for them ... There are things that I don’t understand and which are hard to explain.”;
When asked what was difficult to understand, Pedri added: “In the penalty on Lamine [Yamal], which was after given as a free kick, there’s no booking for [Henrikh] Mkhitaryan, which would have been his second booking.”;
Polish official Szymon Marciniak, who refereed the World Cup final in 2022, was in charge of the match.
He was also in charge when Barça and Inter drew 3-3 in the group stage of the Champions League in 2022, a result which effectively eliminated Barça.
