Barcelona at war with VAR in Champions League
Updated On: 10 April, 2026 09:55 AM IST | Barcelona | Agencies
Barcelona boss Hansi Flick fumes at video assistant referee’s decision to ignore a blatant handball in 0-2 quarter-final first-leg loss to Atletico Madrid

Hansi Flick. Pic/Getty Images
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick was furious at the decision to not review a handball incident in his team’s 0-2 Champions League quarter-final first-leg loss to Atletico Madrid on Wednesday.
Atletico defender Marc Pubill touched a ball passed to him by goalkeeper Juan Musso with his hand, to set it still in order to take the goal-kick himself, which Flick said should have been a red card and a penalty — In 2024 Aston Villa’s Tyrone Mings was punished for a similar infringement in a UCL defeat to Club Brugge.

