Champions: Marciniak responds to criticism for his refereeing in Inter Milan vs Barcelona

In the midst of the avalanche of statements against the refereeing of Szymon Marciniak in the match between Inter Milan and FC Barcelona (4-3), where he made more than one decision easily classified as controversial and debatable, with direct influence on the result, the testimony of the Polish referee was precisely needed. In the midst of the storm, he did not hesitate to step forward to defend his performance.

Marciniak spoke exclusively to 'El Cairo News', where he did not consider any of the controversies in which he was involved in the match. Instead, he went straight to the attack against the 'culé' players who expressed their disappointment with his refereeing:

"Their comments are ridiculous. What can I say about these stupid comments? I didn't hurt anyone."

Without mentioning him directly, the referee 'responded' to Pedri González, who in the post-match acknowledged agreeing with what Hansi Flick said, who asserted that in the 50/50 decisions, most were favorable to Inter Milan. In turn, the '8' suggested that UEFA should take action on this type of irregularities, given that it is not the first time that Marciniak's performance has been questioned in a commitment involving Barcelona. Faced with these criticisms, Szymon did not hesitate to respond: "I am willing to do anything."

OTHER VOICES THAT HAVE CRITICIZED MARCINIAK'S REFEREEING IN THE INTER-BARÇA MATCH:

• 📌 Joan Laporta
• 📌 Eric García
• 📌 Arsène Wenger
• 📌 Ruud Gullit

The controversy of the 3-3 draw goal: Was there a foul by Dumfries?

Finally, Marciniak mentioned Inter Milan's 3-3 draw goal, where Barcelona asserts that this goal should not have been counted. According to the 'culés', the previous play, in which Denzel Dumfries steals the ball from Gerard Martín, should have been considered a foul due to its nature.

However, Marciniak endorsed his decision, assuring that Acerbi's goal was "definitely valid", eliminating any doubt about the play, although without the capacity to put an end to the debate about his controversial participation in the Barcelona-Inter match.