Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said he was outraged at what he believed were refereeing injustices after two handball decisions went against his side in Tuesday’s 1-0 Champions League defeat to Inter Milan.
Hakan Calhanoglu scored the only goal of the game in first-half stoppage time, but the match ended in controversy when Barca had an equaliser ruled out for handball before they were denied a late penalty when Denzel Dumfries appeared to handle the ball inside the area.
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Inter have six points after three games in Group C, three fewer than leaders Bayern Munich and three more than Barca. Inter and Barca meet again next Wednesday at Camp Nou.
“I am angry and indignant about what we have seen, it is an injustice,” Xavi fumed in a news conference after the game at the San Siro.
“I said it on Monday and I have to say it again: the referees have to come out and explain themselves because I don’t understand anything.
“[The referee] didn’t want to give me an explanation after the game. Referees have to speak; I can’t speak about a decision I have not made. For me, [the decisions were] crystal clear. I don’t understand it at all.”
