If it wasn’t intentional, they are simply not good enough to refereeing at CL level
Well the problem is that people are human and they make mistakes. They are influenced by events.
For example the ref in Juve vs Real Madrid (Cardiff) - was way more horrible IMO - He gave a red card to Cuadrado over a Ramos acting.
The goal we scored or conceded (cant remember exactly) - when there was a guy that wasnt in VAR`s camera angles so they missed him.
The foul over nothing was ridiculous but I dont blame the ref for this but I do blame the linesman - IF you dont see a foul you dont just assume its a foul!
If there is a problem you got VAR to cover for your error but you cant just dismiss a potential goal.
The linesman should get demoted obviously. The ref is a victim of the poor linesman in this particular incident.
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Yes we need to complain. During our league winning streak, other Italian teams always cried against Juve which slowly led to referees in Serie A not giving us 50/50 decisions because they would be called ‘controversial.’
Its not the whining that caused it... It was FIGC and Calciopoli.