{"id":5686,"date":"2025-05-04T12:36:56","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T12:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/footballevening.com\/english\/?p=5686"},"modified":"2025-05-04T12:36:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T12:36:57","slug":"uefa-confirms-worst-suspicions-and-announces-shocking-news-for-barcelona-before-facing-inter-milan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/footballevening.com\/english\/5686\/uefa-confirms-worst-suspicions-and-announces-shocking-news-for-barcelona-before-facing-inter-milan\/","title":{"rendered":"UEFA confirms worst suspicions and announces shocking news for Barcelona before facing Inter Milan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barcelona&#8217;s worst suspicions were confirmed after the official announcement of the match referee. This referee has a controversial history that has left everyone at Bar\u00e7a feeling uneasy. He also ruled out Julian Alvarez&#8217;s penalty kick goal against Real Madrid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the aforementioned controversial penalty that disallowed Julian Alvarez&#8217;s goal for a double touch, which went viral, Marciniak was also the referee who ruled out De Ligt&#8217;s legal goal for Bayern Munich against Real Madrid in the final minutes of the previous season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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&#8217;s results under his leadership, they&#8217;re not great either: two defeats, two draws, and one win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, the Pole already managed Barcelona&#8217;s 3-3 draw against Inter Milan in the 2022 Champions League group stage, which saw Barcelona drop into the Europa League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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&#8217;s Barcelona should be able to turn all these situations around.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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