{"id":4682,"date":"2025-10-21T22:25:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T20:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/flick-brushes-off-mendilibar-criticism-of-refereeing_315086_102\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T22:25:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T20:25:00","slug":"flick-brushes-off-mendilibar-criticism-of-refereeing_315086_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/flick-brushes-off-mendilibar-criticism-of-refereeing_315086_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Flick ignores Mendilivar’s criticism of the Bar\u00e7a-Olympiacos refereeing: “It’s not my problem”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hansi Flick believes that Bar\u00e7a’s thrashing of Olympiacos (6-1) was “deserved.” He also declined to comment on Jos\u00e9 Luis Mendilibar’s criticism of the Swiss refereeing<\/h2> \r\n
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Hansi Flick<\/strong> assessed FC Barcelona’s thrashing of Olympiacos (6-1)<\/a>, a match that the Bar\u00e7a team ended up resolving with four goals in the last 22 minutes, with the Greeks already at a numerical disadvantage. In the post-match press conference, the German coach referred to the refereeing decisions that, according to Jos\u00e9 Luis Mendilivar<\/strong>, harmed the Greek team.<\/p>

“It’s not my problem (the Basque’s complaints). I see it differently, but I’m not going to get into it. I don’t know how the decisions have changed the game. We must play on the field, there are situations for and against<\/strong>. I understand that he is angry,” argued the Bar\u00e7a coach regarding the Basque coach’s position.<\/p>

Mendilivar harshly criticized the decisions of Urs Schnyder<\/a> (main referee) and Fedayi San (VAR) in the Bar\u00e7a-Olympiacos match. The Greeks had returned to the game thanks to a penalty scored by Moroccan Ayoub El Kaabi<\/strong> in the 53rd minute, but they gave up after the expulsion of Argentinian Santiago Hezze<\/strong>, for a double yellow card, and a penalty by goalkeeper Tzolakis<\/strong> on Marcus Rashford<\/strong>.<\/p>

Both decisions were heavily protested by the visiting bench. “The second yellow (to Hezzze) is incomprehensible. And, to top it off, the penalty. In these fields they don’t give you anything, but today they have taken from us<\/strong>,” said the Olympiacos coach.<\/p>

Flick Praises Ferm\u00edn and Rashford<\/h2>

On the other hand, Hansi Flick praised Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez<\/a> for his great match against Olympiacos. The ’16’ returned to the starting XI with a ‘hat-trick’, his first with the Bar\u00e7a jersey. “His performance was sensational. Three goals, the first two very important<\/strong>,” the coach began by saying.<\/p>

In that sense, he added: “He has great potential, now his dynamic will be different, he positions himself well… He scores, he runs… He’s very complete,<\/strong>” he commented on the player from Huelva. He also highlighted Rashford’s performance, who closed the rout with a double.<\/p>

“What I expect from him, he gives one hundred percent. For me, it’s important to have him<\/strong>. He’s fast with the ball, combines well, is good in front of the area… As he gains confidence and plays more with his teammates, he will get even better,” Flick pointed out.<\/p>

“At the beginning of the match we had some problems but we deserved the victory. Every goal and every victory is important”<\/p>