Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has compared refereeing in Spain to “roulette” after his side’s 2-1 defeat to Athletic Club on Thursday in the first leg of their Copa del Rey tie.
Although the Basque team had Raul Garcia and Ander Iturraspe sent off in the second period, Barcelona were not happy with some of the decisions made by the match official Fernandez Borbalan, especially not to award a penalty for a foul on Neymar.
“The penalty on Neymar was extremely clear and the one that Gorka [Iraizoz] did to me, too,” said a frustrated Pique after the contest, per Sport.