Szymon Marciniak was the target of criticism from the German coach after elimination against meringues. His friendly attitude with the rival DT annoyed the strategist of the London team, who in any case was calm about what was shown with his students.
Once Chelsea’s elimination to Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals was over, the London club’s coach was relieved by what he saw after 120 minutes. Thomas Tuchel admitted that it bothered him to see the referee in a friendly attitude with DT rival Carlo Ancelotti.
“When the match ended I saw the referee laughing with Ancelotti and I thought it was in very bad taste. I went to shake his hand after a tough defeat and found him there laughing with the rival coach, with Ancelotti, who is a gentleman. It doesn’t seem right to me” visibly annoyed the launched German.
But Tuchel did not stop there. He quickly took the opportunity to pass messages to Szymon Marciniak, referee of the match valid for the quarter-finals of the Champions League. “I felt frustrated with the disallowed goal. But I also felt frustration in the first leg. I didn’t see the goal, honestly I was surprised that the referee, who is the point guard, didn’t go to see if it was a handball or not. Marciniak, who is very good, should have seen the goal. We also deserved to play more minutes, but maybe that’s too much to ask.” Thomas commented.
But in any case, the strategist, champion of the Champions League last year, was serene and proud of what his team had shown. “We lost two balls at crucial moments. These are mistakes you can’t make against Madrid. It’s a defeat that we can take with pride.” He commented and then came back to congratulate his students: “My players executed the plan very well. It has nothing to do with the Madrid of the first leg. That’s how it is played. Today we were able to implement the plan, the players were very serious.” concluded.
Ancelotti calm despite qualifying
For his part, Ancelotti did not address the situation experienced at the end of the match and limited himself to talking about his team and the feelings left behind by this classification. He was calm and happy with the energy put in by his team.
“We won this tie through energy. I made the modifications to put some energy. The team suffered a lot and all the players showed their faces. We didn’t deserve to be 2-0. We suffered set pieces because we didn’t have Militao. We had a hard time, after 2-0 we had a psychological depression, but the magic of the stadium still helped us a lot. The more you suffer, the happier I am” started by saying Italian.
After that, yes, he was more careful. “I have to be calm and assess the team well. Chelsea’s wear and tear in the pressure was very heavy and it ultimately gave us an advantage in extra time.” he concluded.
The game at the Santiago Bernabéu, which was played in extra time, ended with Real Madrid qualifying for the semi-finals, which now await a key rival between Manchester City and Atlético Madrid.
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