UEFA rejects Barcelona's complaint over refereeing during first-leg loss to Atletico

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a] appealed for ‌a penalty after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atl-madrid/jaarqpLQ/"]Atletico[/a] goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/musso-juan/zB5O8dXn/"]Juan ‌Musso[/a] appeared to have put the ball back into play ‌from a goal kick before ⁠defender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pubill-pages-marc/8EZ7QILP/"]‌Marc Pubill[/a] handled it inside the six-yard ​area to retake it.[/p][p]Referee Istvan Kovacs waved play ​on, and the VAR team did not summon him to ⁠the monitor.[/p][p]Barcelona ​launched an official complaint on Thursday, but UEFA's Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body deemed the complaint ‌to be inadmissible.[/p][p][b]"Following the UEFA Champions League [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/atl-madrid-jaarqpLQ/barcelona-SKbpVP5K/?mid=8pBGO97F"]quarter-final first leg[/a] played on Wednesday, 8 April 2026, between FC Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid, FC Barcelona filed a protest relating to a referee decision. On 13 ‌April 2026, the UEFA Control ​Ethics and Disciplinary Body declared ‌the protest to be inadmissible,"[/b] UEFA said in a statement.[/p][video alt="Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona (video preview)" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="82477ab8-f5db-4506-8dcc-c494a4fc342c" id="c74f1c6a-8bd6-46eb-b07e-57e739513469" /][p]Barcelona and Atletico meet in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/atl-madrid-jaarqpLQ/barcelona-SKbpVP5K/?mid=GAEOMmxS"]the second leg later on ⁠Tuesday[/a].[/p]