Inter Milan boss Antonio Conte is adamant they didn't deserve defeat at Barcelona.

Inter lost their Champions League tie 2-1, despite taking a third minute lead through Lautaro Martinez. Barca eventually winning via a Luis Suarez brace.

“Compliments are nice, but after a performance like that, we deserved much, much more and should've taken at least some of our chances," Conte told Sky Sport Italia following a 2-1 loss.

“We put Barcelona under serious pressure for long periods on their own turf, but after the break they raised the tempo and some fatigue set in with a few of our players.

“I feel quite bitter. It pains to say it, but I saw some incidents that were directed in a certain way. There were many things I didn't like about the refereeing, right from the start. I don't even want to talk about it, but we got the sensation on the bench that I really didn't appreciate.

“It says respect on the referee's shirt, so I told them that it ought to be reciprocal, that they should show respect for those who come here to play football.

“It is an international referee, one with a lot of experience who was in charge of the last Champions League Final, so this isn't someone who ought to be influenced by the atmosphere of Camp Nou.

“Having said all that, I think we played well, we proved that we could cause problems for Barcelona and there are regrets we didn't kill off the game when we had the chance."