World Sports reported that Barcelona was surprised by UEFA's disciplinary punishment against Frick and his assistant.
Frick and his assistant Marcus Solger were banned from participating in the first Champions League match next season after Barcelona lost 3-4 to Inter Milan away in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals. Barcelona has received a notice from UEFA and requested more information on the basis of the penalties to decide whether to appeal.
It is understood that UEFA's match report is not a public document, so it is impossible to know what referee Simon Marciniak specifically mentioned in the report. Currently, Camp Nou speculates that this may be related to misconduct, as the penalty notice cited two relevant clauses. One of them stipulates that all entities and individuals subject to the Ordinance must respect the rules of the competition, the UEFA constitution, regulations, directives and decisions, and comply with the principles of moral conduct, loyalty, integrity and sportsmanship; the other mentions that any insulting or breach of essential decency will be punished. In the
game, Frick received only one yellow card. But in the last few minutes of the game, he seemed very excited. At the post-match press conference, the coach complained about the referee's performance, suggesting that the referee was biased towards the Italian team when the penalty was controversial. In addition to being banned for one game, Frick was fined 20,000 euros. His assistant Solger was also subjected to the same financial and competitive penalties. Since Solger can't replace him in his first Champions League match next season, another coaching team member will temporarily take over the position.
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