UEFA confirms worst suspicions and announces shocking news for Barcelona before facing Inter Milan

UEFA shocked Barcelona by announcing a new decision regarding their Champions League semi-final second leg against Inter Milan next Tuesday at the San Siro.

The first leg in Spain ended in a 3-3 draw, meaning Barcelona needs to win by any score to qualify for the Champions League final.

There has been concern within Barcelona for days after leaks emerged regarding the appointment of Polish referee Szymon Marciniak as referee for the first leg against Inter Milan.

Indeed, UEFA has officially announced the referee for the Inter Milan-Barcelona match next Tuesday, May 6, at 9:00 PM. Polish referee Szymon Marciniak will officiate the match at the San Siro stadium.

Barcelona’s worst suspicions were confirmed after the official announcement of the match referee. This referee has a controversial history that has left everyone at Barça feeling uneasy. He also ruled out Julian Alvarez’s penalty kick goal against Real Madrid.

In addition to the aforementioned controversial penalty that disallowed Julian Alvarez’s goal for a double touch, which went viral, Marciniak was also the referee who ruled out De Ligt’s legal goal for Bayern Munich against Real Madrid in the final minutes of the previous season.

In addition, Marciniak was also seen wearing a Real Madrid shirt in the lead-up to a Champions League match, a photo that went viral. And if we look at Barcelona’s results under his leadership, they’re not great either: two defeats, two draws, and one win.

In fact, the Pole already managed Barcelona’s 3-3 draw against Inter Milan in the 2022 Champions League group stage, which saw Barcelona drop into the Europa League.

Both defeats were crushing: the first was to Juventus (3-0) in 2017, and the second was to Paris Saint-Germain (4-0) in the same year. Thus, there are reasons to be concerned, but Flick’s Barcelona should be able to turn all these situations around.