Home / Football / Champions League News Raphinha facing three-game ban for stolen remark after Barcelona crash out against Atletico Madrid Barcelona's Raphinha will likely be suspended for the start of next season's Champions League Written by Jon Fisher Last Update: April 15, 2026 09:15:38 am BST 3 min read Raphinha is likely to be sanctioned by UEFA for his conduct after Barcelonas Champions League elimination by Atletico Madrid last night. Raphinha is currently injured but was still present at the Metropolitano as Barca won the second leg of their quarter-final tie 2-1 but went out 3-2 on aggregate.Barca were already feeling a sense of injustice following last weeks clash at Camp Nou, making a formal complaint to UEFA after claiming they shouldve received a second half penalty when Marc Pubill handled the ball inside the area.Their case was deemed inadmissible but it increased the tension around the return game and the visitors showed their determination by establishing a 2-0 lead inside 24 minutes thanks to goals from Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres.Ademola Lookman pulled one back shortly after the half-hour mark but Barcas hopes of a grandstand finish to rescue the tie were effectively ended when defender Eric Garcia was sent off with 11 minutes to go for a foul on Alexander Sorloth.Table of Contents1 It was a stolen match, claims furious Barcelona star2 Neymar precedent could mean three-game ban for Barcelonas RaphinhaIt was a stolen match, claims furious Barcelona starRaphinha showed his anger after the final whistle, making gestures to the home fans that suggested Atletico would be knocked out in the next round, before letting his emotions spill over in the mixed zone, telling TNT Sports Brasil: For me, it was a stolen match.I dont want to talk about the refereeing, but we played extremely well, they committed I dont know how many fouls, and the referee didnt even pull out a single yellow card against them.The refereeing was very bad in all the decisions he made. What I really want to understand is, by what criteria is Barca being refereed?Id really like to understand the secret behind this fear that haunts these people at the thought of Barca winning.Yes, were all human and we can make a mistake in a match, thats something I can understand, but for it to happen in two consecutive matches? Thats not normal. I think the result of this double confrontation isnt fair.Neymar precedent could mean three-game ban for Barcelonas RaphinhaRaphinhas actions, and words, will likely result in a sanction that could potentially see him miss the opening games of next seasons Champions League.Then Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar was handed a three-game ban by UEFA later reduced to two at the Court of Arbitration for Sport for describing the decision to hand Manchester United an injury-time penalty in the Champions League round of 16 in 2019 as a disgrace on social media.UEFA will also take a dim view of Raphinhas taunting of the Atletico fans. Real Madrid trio Antonio Rudiger, Kylian Mbappe and Dani Ceballos were fined for gestures they made after last seasons round-of-16 win at the Metropolitano. Topics: Atletico Madrid FC Barcelona Raphinha Follow us: Jon Fisher Head of News Jon has over 20 years' experience in sports journalism having worked at the Press Association, Goal and Stats Perform, covering three World Cups, an Olympics and numerous other major sporting events. Read more from Jon Fisher
