Barcelona will appeal to UEFA to reverse the punishments incurred by coach Pep Guardiola and forward Lionel Messi in Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg.
Messi was shown a yellow card for diving in the penalty area by English referee Howard Webb in the first half of the 4-0 win over Bayern Munich and Guardiola was ordered to the stands for protesting the decision.
A statement on the English language version of the club's official website reads: "FC Barcelona will appeal against the yellow card received by Messi in the 17th minute after being tackled by Lell inside the penalty box. The English referee Howard Webb ignored the penalty shout and decided that Messi had taken a dive and therefore booked him.
"As a result of this, Pep Guardiola made a heated protest against the decisions of the linesman and the referee and was subsequently expelled from the bench and had to watch the rest of the match from the stands.
"The Club will appeal both decisions.
UEFA may not announce its decision on the appeals until after Tuesday's return leg in Munich, due to the Easter holidays, but there is the possibility that a panel could meet and make a ruling this Saturday.
A statement on the English language version of the club's official website reads: "FC Barcelona will appeal against the yellow card received by Messi in the 17th minute after being tackled by Lell inside the penalty box. The English referee Howard Webb ignored the penalty shout and decided that Messi had taken a dive and therefore booked him.
"As a result of this, Pep Guardiola made a heated protest against the decisions of the linesman and the referee and was subsequently expelled from the bench and had to watch the rest of the match from the stands.
"The Club will appeal both decisions.
UEFA may not announce its decision on the appeals until after Tuesday's return leg in Munich, due to the Easter holidays, but there is the possibility that a panel could meet and make a ruling this Saturday.
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