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Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel did not hesitate to criticize the refereeing after the elimination of the Blues against Real Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
Chelsea went close to a “remontada”. Dominated in the first leg in their den of Stamford Bridge (1-3), the London club managed a great performance on Tuesday evening against Real Madrid at Santiago-Bernabeu. Thanks to goals from Mason Mount, Antonio Rüdiger and Timo Werner, the Blues found themselves in a position to snatch qualification for the last four. But the Casa Blanca came back to the top over all of the two games thanks to Rodrygo Goes before winning their ticket on a goal by Karim Benzema during extra time (2-3).
Both disappointed and proud of the performance of his players, Thomas Tuchel was angry after the meeting. Facing the media, the German coach regretted the too close proximity between the referee and the merengue technician Carlo Ancelotti. “I was disappointed that the referee had such a good time with Carlo. When I wanted to go and say thank you to him, he was laughing with the opposing coach. I think it’s not the right time to do that after the final whistle. When you see the referee smiling and laughing with the other coach, it’s bad timing. I told him that.”
The former Paris Saint-Germain coach returned to the goal disallowed to Marcos Alonso, while his players led 2-0, and regrets that Szymon Marciniak did not assume his responsibilities, implying a favorable arbitration for Real Madrid . “It’s not just today. When you play against Real Madrid, you might not expect everyone to be brave. I felt the small decisions in the first leg and today as well. I didn’t see the goal but told the referee I was very disappointed he didn’t check it.
?? Thomas Tuchel:
“I was disappointed that the referee had a good time with Carlo. When I wanted to go say thank you to him, he was smiling and laughing with the opposing coach. I don’t think it’s the right time to do this. »pic.twitter.com/QotoLCiTZI
— PLFrance_ ?? (@PLFrance_) April 13, 2022
