Inter Milan 1-0 Barcelona: Sergi Roberto and Pique reacted to the defeat in Italy tonight.
Barcelona was defeated 1-0 by Inter Milan in the Giuseppe Meazza, marking their second consecutive defeat in the UEFA Champions League.
Simone Inzaghi’s team ascended to second position in Group C as a result of a second-half goal from beyond the box by Hakan Calhanoglu.
Despite their terrible performance, Barcelona was unfortunate not to leave with at least a point after having a goal by Pedri disallowed for handball and then having a clear-cut penalty for a handball by Denzel Dumfries denied by the VAR.
After the game, Sergi Roberto criticized the judgments made by the referee, saying: “What occurred with the referee was incomprehensible.”
“I’m upset because the punishment guidelines vary each year. They are unknown. Both the players and the officials are incompetent, he claimed.
The alleged handball that led to the goal we scored and the handball that resulted in the non-awarded penalty are identical.
The 30-year-old said, referring to Inter Milan’s performance: “Inter were well positioned in their 3-5-2 system. They made things challenging.
The following week, Barça hosts Inter Milan at Spotify Camp Nou, and Roberto promised that the club would make a turnaround in that game.
“In Barcelona, we’ll be watching for the second half. It will be a different story with the support of our supporters, the Barcelona captain said.
Defender Eric Garcia lamented how their opponents had simply sat back with a low block for the entirety of the game as he expressed his unhappiness at the outcome.
The outcome hurts because we persisted in attacking while they chose to remain seated, he remarked.
The Spanish defender commented on the alleged handball by Ansu Fati, which resulted in the disallowance of Pedri’s goal, saying: “Ansu’s reported handball occurs after Onana handles it, making it inadvertent and not influencing the direction of the ball.”
“We had a strong offensive showing in the first half. The goal we gave up, though, altered the outcome.
“When everyone yelled “handball,” the referee said that a penalty would be assessed if the ball was touched with the hand. Concerning the Barcelona penalty that was not awarded, Garcia continued, “I don’t know the rule.
