Barcelona star Raphinha claimed his team were “robbed” against Atletico after going out of the Champions League 3-2 on aggregate.
The Brazilian, who missed both games due to injury, was in Madrid to watch the second leg as Barcelona won 2-1 but couldn’t quite overturn their 2-0 first-leg deficit.
Both legs saw plenty of controversial decisions, leaving Raphinha frustrated with the match officials.
“For me, we were robbed,” he told TNT Sports Brasil.
“I don’t want to talk about the refereeing, but we
played extremely well, they committed I don’t know how many fouls, and the referee didn’t even pull out a single yellow card against them.
“The refereeing was very bad in all the decisions he made. What I really want to understand is, by what criteria is Barca being refereed?”
“I’d really like to understand the secret behind this fear that haunts these people at the thought of Barca winning.
“Yes, we’re all human and we can make a mistake in a match, that’s something I can understand, but for it to happen in two consecutive matches? That’s not normal. I think the result of this double confrontation isn’t fair.”
Raphinha’s comments could now land him in hot water. According to Mundo Deportivo, he could be sanctioned by UEFA for criticising the referee, something that happened previously when Neymar blasted the match officials after PSG’s exit.
