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Barcelona's Martinez denies spitting at AcerbiImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Inter Milan are the current Italian championsHarry PooleBBC Sport journalistPublished1 hour agoBarcelona defender Inigo Martinez has denied spitting at Inter Milan's Francesco Acerbi during the Champions League semi-final defeat.The alleged incident occurred when defender Acerbi ran past Martinez while celebrating Hakan Calhanoglu's penalty to put Inter 2-0 ahead shortly before half-time in the second leg at the San Siro on Tuesday."He celebrated in my ear. My reaction was unnecessary but I never spat at him," Martinez told El Chiringuito TV."If I had, I would have been sent off, no doubt about that."Acerbi remonstrated with referee Szymon Marciniak before angrily confronting Martinez.Before play resumed there was a video assistant referee (VAR) review for a potential red card, but no action was taken.Footage which emerged later appeared to show Martinez spitting in the direction of Acerbi.Inter won a thrilling tie 4-3 - and 7-6 on aggregate - following extra time, after Acerbi scored a dramatic stoppage-time equaliser to make it 3-3 on the night.Inter will play Paris St-Germain or Arsenal in the Champions league final, with PSG taking a 1-0 lead into the semi-final second leg in Paris on Wednesday at 20:00 BST.Related topicsBarcelonaEuropean FootballInter MilanUEFA Champions LeagueFootball'Thank you Inter & Barca' - the game nobody wanted to endPublished12 hours agoWhere does Inter v Barca rank among best-ever semi-finals?Published13 hours agoFour ways Arteta can mastermind Arsenal comeback v PSGPublished6 hours agoMore on this storyListen to the latest Football Daily podcast

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