Emma Hayes lambasted the red card shown to Kadeisha Buchanan and the award of the decisive penalty in Chelsea’s 2-0 defeat by Barcelona
Chelsea’s manager, Emma Hayes, argues with the Romanian referee Iuliana Demetrescu after the 2-0 defeat by Barcelona at Stamford Bridge.Chelsea’s manager, Emma Hayes, argues with the Romanian referee Iuliana Demetrescu after the 2-0 defeat by Barcelona at Stamford Bridge. as “probably the worst decisions in Uefa Women’s Champions League history”.
Chelsea were a goal up going into the second leg, having inflicted the first home defeat on Barcelona in more than five years, but Aitana Bonmatí’s shot took a deflection off Buchanan to ensure the visitors were level on aggregate at the break. The centre‑back then picked up two very soft yellow cards to cut Chelsea down to 10 players and then Iuliana Demetrescu awarded a questionable penalty.
“Even the Barcelona players said the referee was helpful to them. I didn’t think it was a foul, let alone a yellow card.” The Chelsea manager said she was surprised to see Demetrescu had been awarded the semi‑final. “We didn’t feel we got the opportunity to lose , that was taken away, and I think that I was surprised when I saw selected, she’s known for easy cards. probably the worst decisions in Uefa Women’s Champions League history.
The award of the penalty to Bonmatí was also controversial. “I thought it was equally soft,” said Hayes of the decision. “But she’s an amazing player Bonmatí, because Ashley is on the outside of her, she’s clever, Aitana , it’s clever, she leaves her leg there.”No topic is too small or too big for us to cover as we deliver a twice-weekly roundup of the wonderful world of women’s footballBarcelona’s manager, Jonatan Giráldez, was dismissive of the controversy.
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