PHOTO: Alessandro Bastoni Trolls And Mocks Barcelona's Defeat As He Shares Picture Of Him Dragging Gavi's Football Jersey In Pitch On His Instagram Page

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Barca thought they had rescued a point when Pedri scored in the second half, but it was ruled out by video assistant referee for an Ansu Fati handball.

Defeat leaves Barcelona third in Group C, three points behind Inter.

It was a night of controversy at the San Siro from VAR decisions, the most notable incident coming when Pedri appeared to have equalised on 67 minutes after Cameroon keeper Andre Onana came through a crowd of players and palmed a cross straight to him, allowing the 19-year-old to finish.

However, Fati had his hand raised and the ball was pushed into his fingers at point-blank range as he put Onana under pressure. The goal was ruled out via VAR, and Barcelona manager Xavi was booked for complaining to the referee.

“The referee should be out here explaining why he makes these decisions, if he made mistakes or not. That would humanise them a lot more,” said Xavi.

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“Today I’m really unhappy. I feel there is real injustice.”

Before the match, it was Xavi’s Inter counterpart Simone Inzaghi who was under pressure. His team are ninth in Serie A after losing four of their eight league games this season.

He had the additional headache of facing in-form Robert Lewandowski, who had scored nine goals in his past seven games for Barca, although he had never netted at the San Siro.

It is a barren run that continued for Lewandowski as he endured a quiet night in Milan, while Inzaghi celebrated a key win that puts Inter in the driving seat for a place in the knockout stage.

“Today I’m really unhappy. I feel there is real injustice.”

Before the match, it was Xavi’s Inter counterpart Simone Inzaghi who was under pressure. His team are ninth in Serie A after losing four of their eight league games this season.

He had the additional headache of facing in-form Robert Lewandowski, who had scored nine goals in his past seven games for Barca, although he had never netted at the San Siro.

It is a barren run that continued for Lewandowski as he endured a quiet night in Milan, while Inzaghi celebrated a key win that puts Inter in the driving seat for a place in the knockout stage.

‘We have three more finals to come’. Inter have six points after three games in Group C, three fewer than leaders Bayern Munich and three more than Barca. Inter and Barca meet again next Wednesday at Camp Nou.

“I am angry and indignant about what we have seen, it is an injustice,” Xavi fumed in a news conference after the game at the San Siro.

“I said it on Monday and I have to say it again: the referees have to come out and explain themselves because I don’t understand anything.

“[The referee] didn’t want to give me an explanation after the game. Referees have to speak; I can’t speak about a decision I have not made. For me, [the decisions were] crystal clear. I don’t understand it at all.”

Pedri’s 66th-minute would-be equaliser was ruled out because of a handball by Ansu Fati in the build-up, although Xavi argued that, as it was involuntary and Ansu was not the scorer, the goal should have stood.

Barca’s fury multiplied in stoppage time when a possible handball by Dumfries, taking the ball away from Ansu in the box, was not given as a penalty. The play was reviewed by VAR, but the referee did not get called to the pitch side monitor, as he had done when cancelling Pedri’s goal.

“If you are asking how I am, I am outraged,” Xavi continued. “I don’t understand anything. If Ansu handballs it [involuntarily] but someone else then scores, it’s a goal. And they disallowed it.

“As for the other one [Dumfries’ possible handball]… I just do not understand. It’s an injustice, I can’t hide it. The referees have to speak.”

Inter coach Simone Inzaghi said he did not see the incidents, preferring to focus on a memorable win for his side, who came into the game on the back of a fourth defeat in eight Serie A games.

“It gives us great confidence beating a team of this quality,” he said. “We really needed it. I was feeling OK because on Saturday [a 2-1 loss to Roma], I saw good things from the team, but with errors which in other matches wouldn’t have cost us.”

Xavi also conceded that Barca must be self-critical after a second consecutive Champions League defeat left their chances of progression to the last 16 hanging in the balance.

Inter had the best of a scrappy first half, with Calhanoglu drawing a good save from Marc-Andre ter Stegen before the home side had a penalty overturned and a goal ruled out for offside.

Calhanoglu then gave Inzaghi’s side the lead just before the break. Barca rallied in the second half but could not break down the Italians’ stubborn backline.

“We also have to be self-critical, beyond the refereeing decisions,” Xavi said. “We have to play better, although we still deserved at least a draw.

“But it’s not the worst game we have played this season. In the second half, we were good; in the last half an hour very good. We had them pinned back, we tried…

“The first half was not good enough for a Champions League game. We have to be more dynamic, quicker and have better ball circulation. Now we are left in an uncomfortable situation. We have three games left, all finals, and two at home.

“I am worried about the defeat because we have three points, Inter six and Bayern nine. We are in a difficult position and we can’t slip up again.”

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