En un solo partido, el que el Barça jugó el 4 de octubre del año pasado en San Siro ante el Inter correspondiente a la fase de grupos de la Champions League, se determinó el destino del equipo azulgrana en la competición europea
El VAR no acertó anulando el gol de Pedri por mano accidental de Ansu y tampoco concedió unas manos de Dumfries dentro del área del Inter cuando el propio Fati iba a rematar de cabeza en el minuto 90+2
La andadura del FC Barcelona en la Champions League 2022-23 terminó a las primeras de cambio. El equipo de Xavi Hernández no pasó de la fase de grupos, en las que se las veía con el Viktoria Plzen, Bayern Munich e Inter de Milán. Quedaron fuera checos y catalanes y se clasificaron a octavos de final alemanes e italianos.
En un solo partido se decidió la suerte del equipo azulgrana en la máxima competición continental, concretamente en el primero de sus dos partidos ante el Inter de Lautaro y compañía. Ese día (4/10/22), en el que el Barça perdió en San Siro (1-0), dos polémicas jugadas sentenciaron el devenir azulgrana en la competición.
Las recordamos ahora que en solo tres días se juega en Estambul, en el Olímpico de Atatürk, la final de la Champions entre el conjunto italiano y el Manchester City. Porque no sería descabellado decir que quizá debería ser el Barça el equipo que mereciera pasar a octavos de final y no el de Simone Inzaghi.
El arbitraje perjudicó a los azulgranas al anular un gol a Pedri por unas manos previas de Ansu Fati después de un despeje del portero Onana que rozaron sus manos y eran totalmente involuntarias. En cambio, el criterio de las manos varió inexplicablemente en los minutos finales. Con el Barça agobiado y con prisas, la segunda polémica arbitral. Ni el árbitro ni el VAR vieron unas manos claras de Dumfries dentro del área al intentar despejar un balón. La transformación de la pena máxima hubiera podido dar el empate.
En el club azulgrana mostraron su indignación ante la UEFA, pero las protestas quedaron cayeron en saco roto. El posterior análisis de algunos colegiados sólo sirvió para refrendar la injusticia, pero el Barça se quedó sin la oportunidad de jugar los octavos de final y ahora deberá esperar a la próxima campaña.
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