Fernando Torres raged that Atletico Madrid are not treated equally to Barcelona by referees after his early red card turned their Champions League quarter-final, first leg around.
Torres had put Atletico in front at the Camp Nou on Tuesday before seeing two quick-fire yellow cards to leave the visitors a man light for over an hour.
Luis Suarez finally converted Barca’s relentless second-half pressure into a 2-1 lead as he struck twice in 12 minutes.
However, Atletico were enraged as unlike Torres, Suarez escaped punishment for a kick out at Juanfran and an off-the-ball incident with Filipe Luis.
“They shouldn’t have been cards. If it had been the other way around then they wouldn’t have been given,” Torres told Spanish radio station Cadena Cope.
“With 11 (men) we would have won without any doubt.”
And the former Liverpool and Chelsea striker claimed UEFA have their priorities wrong after making both sides play in their away kits to avoid a colour clash.
“UEFA worry about making us change shirts, but they didn’t appoint a referee that is up to the level of the Champions League quarter-finals.”
Luis went even further by implying UEFA are scared to see Barcelona not reach the final.
“I don’t know what Barca players have to do to get sent off just like us,” Luis told Spanish TV station MEGA.
“You can tell there is fear that Barca will be eliminated.” – Agence France-Presse
