Barcelona's Complaint Over Var Dismissed By Uefa

Barcelona's title complete a "grave deficiency of VAR intervention" during past week's 2-0 Champions League defeat by Atletico Madrid has been dismissed by Uefa.

European football's governing assemblage has declared nan club's protestation "inadmissible".

Hansi Flick's broadside were denied a punishment successful nan 54th infinitesimal of nan quarter-final first limb erstwhile Atletico defender Marc Pubill handled nan shot successful nan visitors' box.

Pubill, who had received a yellowish paper earlier successful nan game, stopped nan shot pinch his manus aft goalkeeper Juan Musso had appeared to restart play pinch a goal-kick.

Barcelona players appealed for a punishment but referee Istvan Kovacs allowed play to proceed and Video Assistant Referee Christian Dingert did not intervene.

"The nine considers that nan refereeing did not adhere to nan existent law, straight influencing really nan crippled progressed and nan result," Barcelona said connected Thursday.

They described it arsenic "a awesome error" and asked for "an investigation beryllium opened" into nan matter.

But connected Tuesday Uefa said: "The Uefa Control Ethics and Disciplinary Body declared nan protestation to beryllium inadmissible."

The clubs meet successful nan 2nd limb connected Tuesday nighttime astatine Atletico's Riyadh Air Metropolitano Stadium, pinch nan hosts holding a 2-0 lead connected aggregate aft securing their first triumph astatine nan Nou Camp since 2006 past week.