Raphinha furious at Barcelona exit; ex-Sporting ace risks UEFA ban | OneFootball

Raphinha could not contain his outrage after Barcelona’s elimination against Atlético de Madrid and delivered extremely harsh criticism of the refereeing, pointing to mistakes in both legs of the tie, and he now risks receiving a heavy punishment from UEFA.

“For me, it was a stolen game. Not just this one, but the other one too. The refereeing was very poor, the decisions being made are unbelievable,” fired the Brazilian international to TNT Sports, visibly furious, in a reaction that quickly went viral.

The former Sporting winger went even further and directly questioned the disciplinary criteria. “Atlético committed I don’t know how many fouls and the referee didn’t show them a single yellow card. I’d like to understand their fear of Barcelona getting through to win,” he said.

Raphinha insisted on the idea that the tie was marked by repeated decisions: “It was difficult, especially when we need to do three times more to win. I can understand making one mistake in a match, but two in a row… This tie was a lie”, he concluded.

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