{"id":4349,"date":"2025-05-04T19:14:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T17:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/marciniak-will-referee-inter-barca-match-of-champions-league-semis_312470_102\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:29:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:29:08","slug":"marciniak-will-referee-inter-barca-match-of-champions-league-semis_312470_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/marciniak-will-referee-inter-barca-match-of-champions-league-semis_312470_102.html","title":{"rendered":"UEFA Scandal! Marciniak will referee the Inter-Bar\u00e7a match after his embarrassment in the Champions League round of 16"},"content":{"rendered":"
FC Barcelona will face Inter Milan on Tuesday in search of qualification for the UEFA Champions League final with the obligation to win at the Giuseppe Meazza<\/a>. The outlook could not be more adverse for the ‘cul\u00e9s’ once the refereeing appointment for the match is known.<\/p> And it is that UEFA chose none other than Szymon Marciniak to referee the second leg of the Champions League ‘semi’s’. Bar\u00e7a and Inter arrive tied after the 3-3 draw in Montju\u00efc<\/a>, so, in the event of another draw, there will be extra time in Italy.<\/p> In that context, justice will be in the hands of the referee who starred in the controversial derby between Atl\u00e9tico and Real Madrid in the round of 16 (1-1, 2-4 p.). The Pole disallowed the second penalty of the shootout for the ‘colchoneros’ after a non-existent double touch<\/strong> in Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez’s kick.<\/p> Although the action clearly required review on the monitor, Marciniak did not hesitate to sanction a double touch that, weeks later, it was proven that it never existed<\/a>. The Argentine striker slipped at the moment of the shot, but his goal was legal.<\/p> In this way, UEFA has decided to reward the Polish referee with nothing more and nothing less than a Champions League semi-final<\/strong>, although the 44-year-old referee should clearly have been excluded from European competitions, at least for the rest of the 24\/25 season.<\/p> And it is that Marciniak not only did not review the controversial penalty of Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez in the Madrid derby, but he also helped Madrid to get into the Champions League final in 2024<\/strong>.<\/p> In the second leg of the ‘semi’s’ against Bayern Munich<\/strong> (2-2), one of his assistants rushed to sentence an offside to disallow a goal by Matthijs de Ligt that would have forced extra time.<\/p> A couple of years earlier, in the second leg of the quarter-finals against Chelsea<\/strong> (2-3), Marciniak had also disallowed a legal goal by Marcos Alonso that would have consummated Madrid’s elimination.<\/p> Y adem\u00e1s Marciniak: To make matters worse, Dennis Hingler and Pol van Boekel<\/strong> will be in the VAR, who already harmed Bar\u00e7a on a visit to Inter Milan in 2022 with two absurd mistakes that allowed the ‘nerazzurri’ team to take the victory (1-0).<\/p> In the match corresponding to the third matchday of the group stage, the Dutch duo, from the VOR room, disallowed a legal goal by Pedri<\/strong> after an involuntary touch of the ball on Ansu Fati’s hand.<\/p> In addition, the referees turned a blind eye to a very clear penalty handball by Denzel Dumfries<\/strong> after a shot by Ansu in the second minute of added time. They also did not warn of a very clear red card for a criminal tackle by Hakan \u00c7alhanoglu on Sergio Busquets.<\/p> Solo vengo a recordar que nos pitar\u00e1 el mismo que estuvo en uno de los mayores atracos de la era postVAR.pic.twitter.com\/Cl5NUuWKE0<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/oa9bRKCUjq<\/a><\/p> \u2014 Black (@BlxckNews) May 4, 2025<\/a> <\/blockquote> <\/div> In the previous matchday, against Bayern (2-0), Van Boekel also did not call a clear penalty by Alphonso Davies on Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9<\/strong> prior to the first goal of the Bavarians in Munich.<\/p> As things stand, Barcelona will have to deal with a refereeing team that is totally biased against them<\/strong> to try to advance to the final of the Champions League. There is no other option. To win in Milan, it will have to be done with authority.<\/p> In total, Szymon Marciniak has refereed five Bar\u00e7a matches in his career as a referee. The first was in the 2016\/17 season, in the first leg of the round of 16 against Paris Saint-Germain<\/strong> (4-0), where Luis Enrique’s team were clearly outplayed.<\/p> That same season, in the quarter-finals, the ‘azulgrana’ team would be thrashed again in the first leg against Juventus<\/strong> (3-0), again with the Pole as the main referee. Then, in 2018\/19, he directed two other matches for the ‘cul\u00e9s’.<\/p> The first, in the group stage against Inter<\/strong> at the Meazza (1-1) and, the second, in the second leg of the quarter-finals against Olympique de Lyon<\/strong> (5-1). The last time Marciniak directed Bar\u00e7a was also against Inter<\/strong> (3-3), in the group stage of 22\/23.<\/p> In this way, Barcelona has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats<\/strong> with the 44-year-old referee in the Champions League. The balance is clearly negative, with 9 goals in favor and 12 against.<\/p> The 5 Bar\u00e7a matches in the Champions League with Marciniak as referee<\/strong><\/p> Bar\u00e7a will have to play for their place in the Champions League final against Inter with a disastrous referee: the self-confessed Madrid fan Szymon Marciniak FC Barcelona will face Inter Milan on Tuesday in search of qualification for the UEFA Champions League final with the obligation to win at the Giuseppe Meazza. 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\ud83d\udea9Marciniak should not referee in the Champions League anymore, but…<\/h2>
– Anul\u00f3 el gol de Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez al Madrid.
– Anul\u00f3 el gol de De Ligt al Madrid.
– Anul\u00f3 el gol de Marcos Alonso con el Chelsea al Madrid.
Es literalmente Roncero. https:\/\/t.co\/PrjMwJJQlY<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/NIObwsvmkO<\/a><\/p> \u2014 Sergi (@BarcelonistaQle) May 4, 2025<\/a> <\/blockquote> <\/div> \u274cThe VAR pair, another headache for Bar\u00e7a in Milan<\/h2>
\u26bdHow Barcelona has fared with Szymon Marciniak as referee<\/h2>
