"From his position on the visiting bench, Flick was convinced that Cubarsi was not offside. He saw the goal as legal from the outset and celebrated it in a restrained but angry manner, because he was certain it could mark a turning point in the match. As such, he did not understand anything when VAR intervened. Moreover, he was confused by the embarrassing delay of seven minutes for the decision to be made, which completely broke the Catalans' momentum after the half-time interval."
"The controversial episode at the Metropolitano angered Flick, who was already uneasy when, minutes earlier, Giuliano Simeone should have been shown a red card for a very harsh challenge on Alejandro Balde. Flick did not understand anything, and at the end of the match, he went to ask the refereeing team for explanations, after a press conference in which he remained restrained about the poor performance of his players, but made clear his indignation with the officiating."
Barcelona lost 4-0 to Atletico Madrid at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano. Hansi Flick expressed strong displeasure with his players’ first-half performance and became angered by refereeing decisions. A Pau Cubarsi goal at the start of the second half was disallowed; Flick believed the goal was onside, celebrated briefly, and was bewildered when VAR intervened and took seven minutes to overturn it, breaking Barcelona’s momentum. Flick also felt Giuliano Simeone should have been shown a red card for a harsh challenge on Alejandro Balde. Flick later approached the refereeing team seeking explanations and made clear his indignation with the officiating while remaining restrained about his players’ display.
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