Barcelona midfielder Pedri urged UEFA to investigate the refereeing after a controversial 4-3 Champions League semifinal defeat to Inter Milan. Despite a late goal giving Barca a lead, Inter resulted in a dramatic comeback. Pedri expressed frustration over refereeing inconsistencies, highlighting decisions involving Lamine Yamal and Mkhitaryan. He noted that similar contentious refereeing situations have occurred in previous encounters at San Siro, leading to accusations of biased officiating. The match saw significant interventions from VAR, exacerbating the controversy surrounding the officiating performance.
It's not the first time this happens to us with this referee, UEFA should look into it. Every 50-50 for them ... There are things that I don't understand and which are hard to explain.
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.
Marciniak actually gave two of the major calls on Tuesday in Barça's favour initially -- not calling Pau Cubarsí's challenge on Lautaro Martínez a penalty and giving Mkhitaryan's foul on Yamal as a spot kick -- only for VAR to intervene.
I have come three times to Inter's stadium and extraneous things always happen that donât go our way.
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