Barcelona not happy with San Siro
Lionel Messi slipped as he took a free-kick and other Barca players were unhappy with the pitch during the 0-0 draw in the quarter-final first leg.
The club passed the matter on to Uefa delegate Mikalai Varabyov in the post-match meeting and the Bulgarian has taken it up with the Italian side, Barcelona confirmed on their website.
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Hide AdIn his post-match press conference Barca coach Pep Guardiola said: “In the end we adapt to everything, we come and we play, but it’s clear that this was a problem for the spectacle.”
Messi added: “We played our game but it was difficult because of the pitch and because they [AC Milan] are very strong.”
Team-mate Javier Mascherano also found it difficult to play on the San Siro surface. He said: “The pitch was a problem in the stadium and it affects other teams.”
Milan responded to the complaints by issuing a statement insisting the pitch, upon which Barcelona trained on the eve of the match, was of an acceptable standard and declared to be so by Uefa and the match delegates.