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I can sympathise with Matic's reaction, I'd have done the same (or worse!) but it is a red card and he has to accept that.
The blame there lies with the FA. The rules that are in place mean that Barnes can't be punished. Costa was retrospectively banned for something 'off the ball' yet it was committed in plain sight of the referee as was Barnes' tackle.
Eduardo and Diaby both had the top flight careers pretty much ended by horrific tackles like that on Matic - it should carry a much more serious ban than three games commensurate with the amount of damage that can be done. For me he would miss the same time as Suarez nibbling someone on the neck. I guess that is a hard thing to adjudicate on but it would cut out poor/reckless/dangerous tackles.