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Pogba: Juventus should have had a penalty

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Sun, 7 Jun 2015 Source: goal.com

Paul Pogba conceded that Barcelona deserved their Champions League success on Saturday, but felt Juventus were on the wrong end of a pivotal refereeing decision in the 3-1 defeat in Berlin.

Pogba was adamant the Bianconeri should have been awarded a penalty shortly before Luis Suarez made it 2-1 to restore Barca's lead.

The Uruguayan's goal came shortly after Alvaro Morata had cancelled out Ivan Rakitic's fourth minute opener. It put Barca in the ascendancy and Neymar added a third late on as Luis Enrique's men completed a domestic and continental treble with a victory.

Asked if Juve should have been given a spot-kick after a tussle between himself and Dani Alves inside the area, the France international told Sky: "Yeah. I think the ref made some mistakes tonight but that's football. We cannot do anything about it, we have to learn."

It was a valiant effort from a Juve side also gunning for the treble but Barca's attacking power finally saw them through.

"We tried our best but Barca were better than us," Pogba admitted. "They had something that we didn't have tonight.

"We believed that we could win the game when we scored but after they got the second one, our heads went down. We tried again but they scored again and that killed us."

Pogba has been linked with a move to a host of top European clubs this summer but refused to discuss it in the immediate aftermath.

"I am not thinking about this," he said.

Source: goal.com