The club's frustration stems from a belief that the current officiating standardsare failing the sport, especially given the technological resources available to referees. This sense of injustice is heightened by the fact that Barcelona lost the tie 3-2 on aggregate, a result the hierarchy believes was directly influenced by the disputed calls. Yuste emphasised that the complaint is intended to drive change within the continental game to ensure other clubs do not suffer similar fates in the future.
"We do it from a constructive point of view," the official noted. "Despite the elimination, we wanted to convey to UEFA that things must be done better. We believe that having six people from the refereeing establishment in a match, so many errors cannot occur, and therefore, we believe that this does a lot of damage to football. We do not understand how flagrant actions, with a VAR room present, are not whistled as we understand they should be whistled."