‘This match was a robbery’: Raphinha blasts refereeing as Barcelona crash out
Raphinha criticises refereeing and VAR decisions after Barcelona’s quarter-final exit to Atlético Madrid in the Champions League.
Raphinha criticises refereeing and VAR decisions after Barcelona’s quarter-final exit to Atlético Madrid in the Champions League.
Goals from Julian Alvarez and Alexander Sorloth secured a crucial away victory for Diego Simeone’s side, who capitalised on key moments despite Barcelona dominating possession for large parts of the game.
Atletico Madrid and FC Barcelona are both looking to capitalise on Real Madrid's jam-packed fixture schedule to maintain pressure in the La Liga title race this weekend.
La Liga leaders Real Madrid will be hosting their neighbours Atletico Madrid for the second Madrid Derby this season.
Atletico Madrid and FC Barcelona both won their respective matches this weekend, while Real Madrid lost away to Espanyol as the title race once again got congested in Spain.
The two clubs were unable to score on the few opportunities they had in regulation time.
Loss of Barca means the viewers won't be watching a Clasico in Sunday's final contest as they will be Atletico Madrid who will be facing Real Madrid for the title.
FC Barcelona play Atletico Madrid in the second Supercopa semifinal on Thursday. Real Madrid defeated Valencia in the first on Wednesday.
Antoine Griezmann has had a fair start to his Barcelona career, scoring 8 goals and creating 4 assists in 23 appearances for the Blaugrana.
While the first leg of the competition is slated to be played on 18-19 February and 25-26 February, the second leg will be played on 10-11 March and 17-18 March.
