UEFA rejects Barça’s complaint and agrees with Atleti for Pubill’s ‘hand’

One of the actions that stood out in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals was the play in which Marc Pubill He touched the ball with his hand after Juan Musso passed him the ball and he touched the ball again.
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​Barcelona made an official protest to UEFA, adding to the complaints that were carried out live on the pitch and from the stands of the Camp Nou.
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​The highest continental body has categorically resolved that nothing punishable happened in that incident in the red and white area, classifying the protest as inadmissible

The statement

This is what UEFA has stated through its official channels linked to disciplinary matters:
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​After the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals played on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 between FC Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid, FC Barcelona filed a protest related to an arbitration decision. On April 13, 2026, The UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Committee declared the protest inadmissible.