After winning the first leg (3-2) of the quarter-finals in the Champions League, Barcelona had a great start in the second leg. After Rafinha’s goal in the 12th minute, it seemed that they would put more pressure on PSG. But they completely lost control of the match after Ronald Araujo left the field after seeing a red card in the 29th minute. After winning the second leg 4-1, PSG sent off Barca with a 6-4 lead and entered the last four. Barca coach Xavi Hernandez also thinks that the incident has ended all their hopes. But according to him, this decision of ‘bad referee’ was unnecessary!
The incident was in the first half. In the 29th minute, Barcola took the ball and tried to enter the Barça box. Only Ter Stegen was in front of him. Arauho grabbed him from behind just before entering the box. He saw a straight red card as punishment for this foul. Barca is knocked out of the match with 10 men. After that, PSG panicked. After the match, Xavi lamented Movistar saying, ‘It’s a shame that the whole season’s hard work ended here with just a referee’s decision. This decision was unnecessary.’
The situation was such that even Xavi himself could not control himself. At one point, he got angry and saw the red card by kicking the cushion in front of the camera located on the side of the field. After that, he criticized the Romanian referee Istvan Kovacs, who managed the match, saying, ‘It was a very bad referee. I told him that he does not understand the match.’
Arouho’s red card had a positive effect on the match. Xavi picked up 16-year-old winger Lamin Yamal to strengthen the defence. Through which the first goal was created. Then Inigo Martinez entered the field to eliminate the shortcomings of the defense in the field.
Expressing his anger after the match, Xavi said, ‘We are very angry about it. Because this red card has decided everything.’
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