"Raphinha stated, "For me, this match was a robbery. Not just this match but the other one as well. The refereeing was really bad, the decisions [Turpin] makes are unbelievable.""
"Raphinha expressed, "I don't know how many fouls Atletico made but the referee didn't give them a single yellow card. I really want to understand why they're so afraid that Barcelona will come and win.""
"Barcelona complained to UEFA about a "grave lack of VAR intervention" but UEFA responded that the club's protest was "inadmissible.""
"Raphinha added, "It was tough, especially when you realise you have to work three times as hard to win the match.""
Barcelona's forward Raphinha labeled the team's exit from the Champions League quarter-finals as a robbery. The team faced two red cards across the two legs of their 3-2 aggregate defeat to Atletico Madrid. Referees upgraded yellow cards to red after reviewing potential goal-denying fouls. Raphinha, who missed both matches due to injury, expressed frustration over the refereeing, noting Atletico's lack of yellow cards and questioning the officiating bias against Barcelona. The club's complaint to UEFA regarding VAR intervention was deemed inadmissible.
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