UEFA rejects Barcelona's handball complaint hours before Champions League quarter-final second-leg vs Atletico Madrid

UEFA rejected Barcelona's complaint over a handball incident in their Champions League quarter-final first leg defeat by Atletico Madrid.

Updated on: Apr 14, 2026, 16:40:35 IST

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European football governing body UEFA on Tuesday rejected Barcelona's complaint over a handball incident in their Champions League quarter-final first leg defeat by Atletico Madrid, hours before the second leg.

UEFA rejected Barcelona's complaint over a handball incident (AFP)

Diego Simeone's side won 2-0 at Camp Nou last week and Barca were upset by an incident where Atletico defender Marc Pubill touched the ball with his hand after it appeared a goal kick had been passed to him.

"(After the first leg) Barcelona filed a protest relating to a referee decision. On 13 April 2026, the UEFA Control Ethics and Disciplinary Body declared the protest to be inadmissible," said UEFA in a statement.

Five-time Champions League winners Barca said last week the decision not to award them a penalty was a "major error" which influenced the result and were upset referee Istvan Kovacs was not told to review the incident by the VAR team.

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