Atletico Madrid’s Fernando Torres went on a controversial penalty in the Champions League quarter-final against Barcelona. The Atleti gets to see red. Everything is rigged, says club president.
After a good half hour of play in Tuesday’s Champions League quarter-final between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid tussle took a new turn. Atleti led 1-0 when striker Fernando Torres received his second yellow card.
With a man less forced a brave warring Atleti give. Barcelona won the match 2-1.
In the aftermath, many cursed at Felix Brychs choice to show Torres red card.
– Despite the injustice of the game, we leave Barcelona with a mode gives us hope, said coach Diego Simeone according to the club’s Twitter account.
“Do not play by the same rules”
the CEO Miguel Angel Gil Marin goes a step further.
– Barcelona do not need this kind of help. When these things happen, it makes us think that we are not playing by the same rules. Our players do not deserve this, he said to AS.
He also points out Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. According to him, Bayern Munich and European club organization ECA chairman brain behind it all.
– He wants to be the leading teams will go to the semifinals. There he also. Football belongs to more than the biggest clubs in Europe. We want a fair deal. If the situation with Torres was worth a red card, should Luis Suarez also received it. A few teams can not get to dictate the rules.
The return leg of the quarter-finals are played on Wednesday next week.
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