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Hansi Flick Snaps: “Every 50/50 decision that The Referee Had, He Called It In Inter Milan’s Favor”

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A cruel ending for FC Barcelona in the Champions League after being just minutes away from making the final in Munich. “I am proud of my team,” said coach Hansi Flick in his post-game press conference following his side’s 4-3 defeat in the second leg of the semi-final against Inter Milan. 

Inter Milan and Barcelona was one of the greatest semi-final in the history

Barcelona were in disbelief as the matchup between Inter Milan and Barcelona was one of the greatest semi-final in the history and will be looking back at the match and thinking where did it all go wrong. 

Inter Milan Eliminate Barcelona From The Champions League: San Siro Witnesses The Greatest Semi-Final In The History Of The Competition
Inter Milan Eliminate Barcelona From The Champions League, Credits-AP

Until the 92nd minute, Barcelona were going through to the finals and it was only until the strike from Acerbi who tilted the match into Inter Milan’s favour. 

Hansi Flick was vocal after the defeat as he said, “We have to look forward.”

Flick had no recriminations for his team after their exit from the competition: “I am disappointed but not about the team’s performance. They did everything they could and did a really good job. We are out but we will try again next season. We will try to make the fans and the Club proud.” The coach’s message was one of encouragement for players and fans alike: “We will learn from this progress. We want to continue learning and next season we will be back.” 

“We are a young side and we have to mature. We are working on it and we have to improve in defence and in other aspects. We will continue to fight this season and the next. This game is over and now we have to pick ourselves up and look ahead as we have the Clásico coming up. I will wake the team up,” added Flick. 

Champions League Semi-Final Inter Milan Vs Barcelona Report
Champions League Semi-Final Inter Milan Vs Barcelona , Yamal after scoring the goal against inter milan, Credits- AP

“I don’t want to talk about the referee but each decision that was 50-50 went for them.” Flick said.

With Inter Milan taking their place in the final, Hansi Flick was magnanimous in defeat: “I wish Inter well in Munich, they did a great job and are a great team. They defend really well and they work together and have good strikers.” 

Asked about certain contentions decisions in the game by the officials, Flick said: “I don’t want to talk about the referee but each decision that was 50-50 went for them. We have to accept that.”