Overview
- FC Barcelona has lodged a formal complaint with UEFA over the refereeing in the Champions League quarter-final first leg against Atlético Madrid.
- The club asks UEFA to open an investigation, share the referees’ and VAR communications, and formally acknowledge any errors with measures to address them.
- The complaint centers on a 54th‑minute sequence in the six‑yard box when Marc Pubill handled a pass from goalkeeper Juan Musso, which referee Istvan Kovacs did not punish and VAR chief Christian Dingert did not intervene on.
- Barcelona argues the non‑call influenced a match Atlético won 2‑0, leaving the team two goals down ahead of the return leg.
- Interim president Rafael Yuste also cited a recent Copa del Rey decision that annulled a Pau Cubarsí goal as part of a pattern of costly rulings, and UEFA has not publicly commented.