Barcelona set to file formal complaint with RFEF over disallowed goal vs Atletico tomorrow | OneFootball

In a major development, Que t’hi Jugues reports that FC Barcelona are preparing a formal complaint over their disallowed goal during the 4-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid last night.

The Blaugrana are very angry and upset about the way the decision was made. As such, they intend to file a formal complaint with the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) tomorrow.

What happened?

Having conceded four goals by the stroke of half-time, Barça found themselves in a difficult situation against Atletico Madrid at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final tie.

The Catalans came out with a better attitude and intensity in the second half and seemed to have been rewarded when Pau Cubarsi found the back of the net.

However, in a bizarre manner, the goal was chalked off for offside by the VAR, with the decision taking as long as seven minutes, without providing any proper explanation.

Later on, the Referees’ Technical Committee (CTA) revealed that there had been a technical glitch with the semi-automated offside system and that the decision had been made by manually drawing the lines – the image of which was far from convincing.

Barcelona, for their part, are far from pleased with how the entire situation was handled and are convinced that the wrong call was made.

Not only did the VAR decision deprive them of an important goal in the context of the game, but the seven-minute delay meant any momentum the team had built early in the second half was gone.

As such, Barcelona are now preparing a formal complaint, which they will send to the RFEF tomorrow. It will be interesting to see how the matter is handled by the relveant authorities moving forward.