Tense moment as Simeone is quizzed on Pubill handball: «Did Musso save?» | OneFootball

The forward was one of Atleti’s standout players in the 2-0 Champions League win, but he ended up shouting in the mixed zone. “Did you even watch the match?” he snapped at the journalists who pressed him about Pubill’s controversial handball inside the box.

The play that blew everything up came 10 minutes into the second half: Musso touched the ball on a goal kick and Marc Pubill picked it up with his hand inside the area to set it in place. Referee Istvan Kovacs ruled that play had not restarted, but for Barça it was a penalty the size of the stadium.

In the mixed zone, Giuliano really did not like being asked to question the result because of that play, and he got into an ugly exchange with reporters. “He grabbed the ball to take the kick. Juan (Musso) never took it all match, we always play out with the defenders”, he said, fiercely defending his teammate. “Did you even watch the match or not?”, he fired back before walking away, tired of the constant insistence that the referee had favored them.

For his part, Juan Musso also stood firm and asked people not to downplay the team’s work: “The referee judged that no advantage was gained. Talking so much about this means not wanting to see the great match we played,” said the national team goalkeeper.

That was not the end of it. Barcelona has already filed a formal complaint with UEFA, claiming the officiating went against the rules and that the penalty should have been awarded. With this atmosphere of suspicion and pointed remarks, the return leg in Madrid promises to be a real cauldron.

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