"Raphinha showed his anger after the final whistle, making gestures to the home fans that suggested Atletico would be knocked out in the next round, before letting his emotions spill over in the mixed zone, telling TNT Sports Brasil: 'For me, it was a stolen match.'"
"'I don't want to talk about the refereeing, but we played extremely well, they committed I don't know how many fouls, and the referee didn't even pull out a single yellow card against them.'"
"'The refereeing was very bad in all the decisions he made. What I really want to understand is, by what criteria is Barca being refereed?'"
"'I'd really like to understand the secret behind this fear that haunts these people at the thought of Barca winning.'"
Raphinha is likely to be sanctioned by UEFA due to his behavior after Barcelona's elimination from the Champions League by Atletico Madrid. Despite being injured, he attended the match where Barcelona lost 3-2 on aggregate. Tensions were high after a previous complaint to UEFA regarding a missed penalty. Raphinha expressed his frustration post-match, criticizing the refereeing decisions and suggesting that the match was unfairly officiated, indicating a belief that Barcelona is being treated differently by referees.
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