BARCELONA.- The UEFA rejected this Tuesday the complaint presented by the Barcelona for what he considered a referee error in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Champions who lost 2-0 against Atlético de Madrid in it Camp Nou.
A few hours before the return duel, the governing body of European football did not admit the complaint about the defender’s hand Marc Pubill in the Atlético area, which the referee never sanctioned.
“Barcelona presented a protest regarding an arbitration decision. On April 13, 2026, the UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Commission declared the protest inadmissible,” the organization reported in a statement.
In a goal kick in the 55th minute, the Atlético goalkeeper, Juan Mussopassed the ball to Pubill, who seemed to interpret that he had to take the serve, so he placed the ball with his hand before returning it to his goalkeeper with his foot.
The Romanian referee Istvan Kovacs He did not point out anything, which caused the indignation of the players and the Barça coaching staff.
Barcelona, which plays the second leg in Atlético’s field this Tuesday, considered the referee’s decision not to signal the infraction and the inaction of the VAR “a major error.”
Leeds takes golden victory at Old Trafford
He Leeds United won a vital victory for his permanence in the Premier League this Monday by winning 2-1 in their visit to the Manchester Unitedwho played almost half a game outnumbered due to the expulsion of the Argentine Lisandro Martínez.
In this match, which closed on date 32, the Swiss striker Noah Okafor punished United’s weak defense with a double in the first half (5′, 29′) before Martínez was sent off after pulling the hair of Dominic Calvert-Lewin at 56 minutes.
The Brazilian midfielder Casemiro He closed the gap for United at Old Trafford with a goal from a header to a cross from Bruno Fernandes (69′). But Leeds held on to claim their first win against the Red Devils since their surprise win in the FA Cup 2010, when he was active in the third category.
The Yorkshire club were able to celebrate their first top-flight victory against United since 2002 and their first league triumph at Old Trafford in 45 years.
