Barcelona have confirmed they have sent an official complaint to the RFEF about refereeing decisions in the wake of Thursday’s defeat to Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey.
The Catalans were incensed after a goal by Pau Cubarsi was ruled out following an eight-minute VAR delay. Hansi Flick said the situation was “a mess” after the game, while Frenkie de Jong called it “a scandal.”
The club have now gone a step forward and made their complaint official:
“FC Barcelona hereby announces that this Saturday
14 February it has sent a formal letter to the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), addressed to its President, the President of the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA), the head of VAR, and the Director of Legal Affairs, in which the club expresses its deep concern over the repeated refereeing decisions it considers damaging to the game and lacking consistent criteria.”
The letter goes on to cover some key criteria: Lack of consistency in disciplinary criteria, contradictory criteria in handball decisions, accumulation of significant errors and Criteria for on-field reviews via TV monitor.
The letter signs off by adding: “FC Barcelona demands that its requests be examined with the utmost seriousness and that concrete measures be adopted to prevent similar situations from occurring in the future.”
