Maccabi Tel Aviv furious after Barcelona drama: 'It feels wrong'
Maccabi Tel Aviv is protesting officiating decisions following a narrow 90-87 loss to Barcelona in the EuroLeague. The club plans to demand a formal review of specific calls that they believe cost them the game.
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High-stakes professional sports officiating controversies often lead to league-wide policy reviews and impact team standings.
Maccabi Tel Aviv is deeply frustrated after Tuesday night's 90–87 loss to Barcelona in Round 5 of the EuroLeague. The Yellow-and-Blue fell to the Catalans in a dramatic finish, dropping to 1–4 in the competition. They feel they could have won the game and believe the officiating was unbalanced.“You can't come away from this game without a bad feeling,” a club official in Barcelona said overnight. “We're careful not to talk about the referees, but they made several poor decisions during the game, decisions that, in retrospect, prevented us from putting ourselves in a position to win.
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