Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick has made clear his feelings with referee Szymon Marciniak, on the back of his side’s exit from the Champions League.
Barcelona were of course back in action on Tuesday evening.
With a spot in the finale of the Champions League on the line, the Blaugrana made the trip to Italy, for a semi-final 2nd-leg showdown with Inter Milan.
When all was said and done in a pulsating affair, however, the evening’s visitors saw their efforts come up short.
This came after a late Francesco Acerbi strike sent proceedings to extra-time, allowing Davide Frattesi to notch the decisive goal in a seven-goal thriller.
Post-match, on the Barcelona side of things, much of the focus has been on the officiating, amid anger on the part of the Blaugrana’s supporters with the job done by referee Szymon Marciniak at San Siro.
And as alluded to above, joining such fans in making his disappointment with the level of officiating on show in Milan clear was none other than Hansi Flick.
Speaking to the media on the back of the full-time whistle on Tuesday, Barca’s headmaster vented:
“Every 50/50 decision that the ref had, he called it in Inter’s favor. This makes me sad.”
🚨🛑 Hansi Flick: “Every 50/50 decision that the ref had, he called it in Inter's favor. This makes me sad”.
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 6, 2025
