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UEFA has decided to suspend referee Istvan Kovacs for the remainder of the Champions League season.
This came aft immoderate arguable calls during Atletico Madrid’s 2-0 triumph implicit Barcelona successful the archetypal limb of their quarter-final match.
The crippled had a fewer arguable moments, with a reddish paper and a missed punishment that was suspected to person been a handball.
Kovacs volition not beryllium assigned to immoderate much Champions League games this season.
According to the vigor amusement “El Partidazo,” UEFA made this determination chiefly due to the fact that of however Kovacs handled a cardinal disciplinary infinitesimal involving Barcelona’s defender Pau Cubarsi.
Cubarsi was archetypal shown a yellowish paper for a foul connected Giuliano Simeone but aft VAR reviewed the situation, the referee changed it to a consecutive reddish card.
UCL: UEFA drops referee for remainder of play aft Atletico’s triumph implicit Barcelona
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