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Barcelona boss Xavi has slammed the referee’s efficiency of their loss to PSG Istvan Kovacs dished out three pink playing cards to the Catalan facet on the night time ‘He would not have any excuse to dive!’ Will Bukayo Saka be taught from his Bayern tumble? Hearken to the It is All Kicking Off podcastBy Pete Jenson Revealed: 23:16 BST, 16 April 2024 | Up to date: 23:48 BST, 16 April 2024
Barcelona coach Xavi branded Romanian referee Istvan Kovacs’s efficiency disastrous after he confirmed three pink playing cards in Paris Saint Germain’s 6-4 Champions League quarter-final win on the Olympic Stadium.The most important blow to Barça got here on the half hour when Ronald Araujo was adjudged to have introduced down Bradley Barcola simply earlier than he burst into the world.’The choice fully modified the sport,’ mentioned the Barcelona coach. ‘It was an excessive amount of to offer a pink card. ‘I instructed the referee his efficiency was very unhealthy. He was a catastrophe. He killed the tie.’Xavi was late despatched off for dissent – it was his third dismissal from the touchline of the season. It is 4 reds and 22 yellows since he grew to become Barça boss. Ronald Araujo was dismissed within the first-half of Barcelona’s 4-1 defeat to PSG on Tuesday Afterwards, Xavi slammed the officers for sending off the defender and two employees members
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Goalkeeping coach Jose Ramon De la Fuente was additionally despatched off for protesting.’We had been upset and really offended,’ added Xavi. ‘With eleven in opposition to eleven we had been properly organised. We virtually equalized by way of Gundogan and the 2-0 with Robert Lewandowski would have change it too. We had clear probabilities however we had been all the time trailing as a result of with ten males it’s totally tough.’It is a disgrace that the work of a season is completed due to a refereeing resolution. I might have preferred to play eleven in opposition to eleven each minute. This sending off is pointless.’Luis Enrique mentioned: ‘We began brilliantly and we knew it was going to be a sport with objectives. We had been ready for any situation. In a spectacular transfer from Lamine (Yamal), we conceded a objective however we confirmed maturity. For me it is a sending off (of Araujo) and we performed a really full sport.’I do not often decide. I attempt to put myself within the referee’s sneakers. I attempt to protest little or by no means and inform my gamers to regulate their feelings. Xavi was proven a pink card for dissent by referee Istvan Kovacs late into the match’At this time we took a giant step ahead when it comes to maturity. We’re by way of and we will play Dortmund, who gained our group so it won’t be simple.’Barcelona goalkeeper Marc Andre ter Stegen added: ‘We’re very dissatisfied.’The foul on Araujo might be given. Once they scored the third we needed to give extra within the sport and take extra dangers. I’n the tip they’ve loads of high quality up entrance and each likelihood is a hazard. They scored 4 in opposition to us and it is arduous to know.’
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Xavi blames Romanian referee for Barcelona’s Champions League implosion as he insists it was ‘an excessive amount of’ to ship off Ronald Araujo… earlier than PSG scored 4 to show tie round
