Barcelona dominated the entire match against Inter Milan at the San Siro. Xavi's disciples were not behind in possession of the ball or shots for goal. However, Lewandowski had to leave the field after losing against the Italian giants. However, there were two big reasons behind the loss of the Catalans.
However, Barcelona have had 72 percent of the ball in the opponent's field. Compared to that, however, Xavi's disciples could not show much dominance in the attack. Rafinha-Dembele couldn't give proper passes to their teammates in the Champions League match on Tuesday (04 October).
Goal machine Robert Lewandowski was also largely invisible. Xavi's disciples took a total of 7 shots on goal. Of which only two could be kept on target. But Inter's goal was blocked by Cameroonian goalkeeper Andre Onana, and Pedris did not succeed.
But it cannot be said that Barca was completely unsuccessful. After falling behind in first-half added time, they got a chance to equalize in the 66th minute of the match. Onana tried to punch Dembele's flying shot from the right end. But he failed to clear. The ball goes past Ansu Fati and the Inter defenders to Pedri.
The unguarded Spanish forward curled the ball into the empty net and cheered for the equaliser. But the referee's VR check shows that Fati, who tried to head the ball while crossing the ball, caught the ball. Handball goal is disallowed.
In the second reason, however, Barca coach blamed the referee's biased decision. Dumfries headed in an attempt to clear the ball in the D box in the extra minute of the match. Like Ansu Fati, this ball also touches the hand without hitting the head. Barca checked the VR on the player's request, but the referee rejected the penalty request. Xavi appealed to the referee several times from the dugout and saw the yellow card.
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