"Laporta stated, 'First of all, I want to congratulate our opponents, but yesterday's refereeing, both by the referee and VAR, was a disgrace. What they did to us is intolerable.'"
"'In the first leg, they should have awarded us a clear penalty and [they then] sent off one of our players when it was a yellow card because Giuliano [Simeone] didn't have the ball under control.'"
"'The refereeing decisions have hurt us a lot [in the second leg]. Eric [Garcia] wasn't the last man because [Jules] Koundé could have reached the ball.'"
"'Ferran's goal was a goal. The foul on [Dani] Olmo was a penalty.'"
Joan Laporta condemned the officiating during Barcelona's Champions League matches against Atletico Madrid, labeling it a disgrace. Despite winning the second leg 2-1, Barcelona was eliminated due to a 2-0 loss in the first leg. The club lodged a formal complaint with UEFA regarding perceived officiating errors, which was deemed inadmissible. In the second leg, Barcelona faced further issues, including a red card for Eric Garcia and a disallowed goal for Ferran Torres. Laporta expressed deep frustration over the refereeing decisions impacting the team's performance.
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