The bitter taste of defeat against Inter Milan and failing to reach the Champions League final still lingers for Barcelona players and fans. Since last night, Barcelona players have criticized the referee, and today their complaints against referee Marciniak continue.

Earlier, Joan Laporta, the club president, told Barcelona’s official media that the referee had harmed Barcelona. Gavi, Barcelona’s midfielder, intensified this criticism with a sharp Instagram post.

Gavi wrote: “It’s very hard. It’s even harder when we know how close we were to the final, dear Barcelona fans. They didn’t want us to reach the final because we were so brilliant this season, and they were terrible. It doesn’t matter how many years we haven’t won the Champions League. Even though I know it’s very hard and my dream is to win this trophy every year, I have no doubt that together we will win it. I have no doubt that day will come. Even though we are very sad and angry now, we can still finish the season with three trophies. A great season despite this final stumble. I ask all of you to come to Montjuïc on Sunday so we can win the game.”