Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez confirmed today, Saturday, on the eve of the match against Celta Vigo in La Liga, that the Catalan club decided not to file an official complaint with the European Football Association “UEFA” regarding the arbitration in the team’s match against Inter Milan last week
Xavi said, in a press statement: “I am involved in this decision, I already complained after the match, and I was angry with the referee, which left me feeling unfair, but we will not gain anything if we look back”
He continued, “It’s done, we have to be positive. We depend on ourselves in the Champions League, but now in La Liga, we are at the top and we want to show the best version of the team”
Barcelona lost 1-0 to Inter Milan at the Giuseppe Meazza stadium last Tuesday in the third round of the Champions League, in a match that sparked controversy because the referee or the video assistant referee technology “VAR” did not award a penalty kick due to a handball on the Dutch team player Denzel Dumfries. Italian
On the other hand, the Catalan coach valued reaching an agreement with Atletico Madrid, according to which the latter would finally include Frenchman Antoine Griezmann, but confirmed that it is still unofficial, saying: “Yes, there is an agreement, and we are all happy, and we wish the player all the best”
Despite the upcoming important confrontations for Barca, who plays next Wednesday against Inter before playing the Clasico next week at the Bernabeu, the team coach confirmed that he will not make any kind of changes in the starting lineup against Celta
He stated, “Tomorrow we will pay the best 11 players, who will be in the best condition. We are focusing on a tournament that we have reached the top of and this is our goal until the end”
