Real Madrid legend Guti has taken aim at old rivals Barcelona following their Champions League exit, mocking the club for feeling there is a ‘global conspiracy’ against them.
Barcelona crashed out of the competition after an exhilarating 7-6 defeat to Inter Milan across two legs on Tuesday night.
Raphinha’s 87th-minute strike looked to have the La Liga giants course for a first final since 2015.
But a late equaliser from Francesco Acerbi and Davide Frattesi’s extra-time winner earned Inter a stunning 4-3 win on the night.
Polish official Szymon Marciniak was in charge of the match, facing a vicious backlash for his decision not to award a foul to in favour of Barcelona full-back Gerard Martin in the build-up to Acerbi’s equaliser.
Inter were also awarded a penalty earlier in the contest after a VAR review for a challenge by Pau Cubarsi on Lautaro Martinez.
Barcelona thought they had a penalty of their own when Lamine Yamal was brought down by Henrikh Mkhitaryan but a VAR review judged the challenge to have taken outside the box.
The decisions prompted criticism from Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick who claimed every 50-50 decision ‘went Inter’s way’.
Pedri made comments suggesting Uefa ‘should look into’ referee Marciniak with the Catalan media vehemently accusing him on biased officiating.
With Barcelona feeling nothing went their way, Real hero Guti sarcastically suggested there was of course a ‘global conspiracy’ against Barcelona that had nothing to do with them conceding seven times across two legs.
There was a global conspiracy against Barça today,’ Guti, who made over 500 appearances for Los Blancos, told El Chiringuito.
‘But the only reality is that they conceded seven goals and Barcelona conceded six. Suck it up. Suck it up like every year. That’s it, nothing’s happening. This is another one.’
Guti added: ‘Even scoring six goals in a semi-final wouldn’t have gotten you through to the Champions League final.
‘Barça has played with fire almost all year. In the end, it’s always been a toss of the coin. They’ve landed heads in almost every one, except against Inter, where they landed tails.
‘It’s great to attack, it’s great to score a lot of goals, but a team that wants to reach a final has to concede very few goals.’
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