Thomas Tuchel ‘Disappointed’ With Referee For ‘joking’ With Real Madrid Boss

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has admitted that he is disappointed with the referee during his side’s clash against Real Madrid as he joked with Carlo Ancelotti just moments after the Blues were eliminated from the Champioons League.

Tuchel’s men overcame the two-goal deficit to send the match into extra time but were knocked out by another Karim Benzema header, seeing Real Madrid progress to the semi-finals.

Speaking after the match, via football.london, Tuchel criticised the referee for his conduct after the match

He said:

"I was disappointed that the referee had a good time with my colleague, Carlo Ancelotti. I know Carlo is a gentleman and a nice guy, but when I wanted to go and say thank you for the match, I saw him smiling and laughing loudly with the opponents’ coach.

I think this is the very, very wrong time to do this after a final whistle and 126 minutes where one team gave all their hearts and fought until the last drop. You go and see the referee smiling and laughing with the other coach. I think it is very, very bad timing. I told him this, and that’s it."

Click the link below to read every word Thomas Tuchel said after Real Madrid sent them out of the UEFA Champions League.

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