Atletico Madrid CEO Miguel Angel Gil Marin has reignited the talk surrounding his membership’s controversial UEFA Champions League exit by the hands of Actual Madrid.
In a passionate and revealing , Gil Marin admitted that the “clear refereeing error” involving a disallowed penalty for Julian Alvarez within the second leg of the spherical of 16 conflict had long-lasting penalties for the workforce – each emotionally and competitively.
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“The workforce competed very properly till the week of the Champions League match towards Actual Madrid.”
“The match towards Madrid, with a transparent refereeing error, marked the temper of gamers, coaches and followers for the remainder of the season,” Gil Marin acknowledged on the membership’s official web site.
Pointing on the referee
He additional defined that the controversial second left the complete Atletico camp demoralised.
Referee Szymon Marciniak, beneath instruction from VAR, overturned what many noticed as a reliable penalty through the decisive shootout.
“From that day on, my obsession was to attempt to raise the spirits of the gamers, coach, co-workers, president and myself, to keep away from even better injury that may have an effect on the remainder of the competitions during which we have been nonetheless competing.”
That second successfully eradicated Atletico from the competitors and sparked outrage throughout the red-and-white half of Madrid.
Actual Madrid beat Atletico Madrid on penalties. (Picture by Florencia Tan Jun/Getty Pictures)
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“It was troublesome for me to go to sleep due to the anger I felt, however my place on the membership pressured me to weigh any determination,” Gil admitted, including that his instant precedence turned lifting the spirits of the gamers, teaching employees, and even himself within the aftermath.
Gil additionally identified that the emotional toll was evident even earlier than the conflict with Actual Madrid.
The workforce’s prior match towards Getafe, the place they suffered a last-minute 2-1 defeat, already indicated a distracted squad with one eye on the upcoming derby.
Atletico Madrid’s grievance
Following the controversial incident, Atletico reportedly contacted UEFA demanding readability. UEFA, in flip, sought a rule interpretation from IFAB. Whereas Gil appreciated the transparency, he acknowledged it didn’t undo the injury.
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“I’m conscious that urging clarification of the interpretation of the rule, as IFAB did on the request of UEFA, doesn’t compensate for the injury brought about, however I’m not in favour of prosecuting errors.
“I consider extra in working to enhance our sector from inside. Now we have simply seen within the Ladies’s European Championship a play during which it was determined to repeat the penalty.
“Does it relieve us Atlético? In fact not, however that’s the way you construct higher soccer,”
“Soccer is a sport of successes and errors. Solely those that make selections are proper and fallacious: gamers, coaches, referees and managers,” he concluded.