‘Very bad’ referee ended Barcelona’s challenge, says coach Xavi

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Barcelona down to 10 men, PSG battled back and triumphed 4-1 at Montjuic on Tuesday, progressing 6-4 on aggregate.

Barcelona’s Spanish coach Xavi applauds next to forward Raphinha at the end of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg football match against Paris SG at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys in Barcelona on Tuesday. – Paris Saint-Germain won 1-4. knock-out by Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday was “unnecessary” and ended the club’s hopes.

With Barcelona down to 10 men, PSG battled back and triumphed 4-1 at Montjuic, progressing 6-4 on aggregate. “It’s a shame that the work of a whole season ends here because of a refereeing decision,” Xavi told Movistar.Xavi was sent off for a show of dissent on the sideline as Barcelona lost their heads in the second half and he criticised Romanian referee Istvan Kovacs.Araujo’s red card led Xavi to take off 16-year-old winger Lamine Yamal, who created Barcelona’s opening goal for Raphinha, with Inigo Martinez coming on to fill the hole in defence.

“We had doubts about whether to take off Lamine, he was doing well — that moment completely defined the tie.”Barcelona are eight points behind Real Madrid in the La Liga title race and face Los Blancos on Sunday at the Santiago Bernabeu. “Right now, thinking about Sunday’s game isn’t the thing to do,” said goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen.Read more on these topics

 

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