Athletistic/ Football. Fernando Roig, chairman of Spain’s Villarreal, believes that one of the key factors behind his side’s disappointing result in their encounter with Liverpool were the decisions taken by the match’s chief referee, Dutchman Danny Makkeli.
Roig was most outraged when Villarreal midfielder Giovanni Lo Celso fell inside the penalty area in the 37th minute. After a collision with Liverpool goalkeeper Alison Becker, Lo Celso was on the field, but the referee did not call a penalty and did not even watch the video replay of the controversial moment alone.
“It’s a scandal. Alison knocked down Lo Celso, that’s the key moment. But the referee picked them from the first minute. I don’t want that to be an excuse because Liverpool are a great team and we would have could have lost the first leg against a taller player.” score greater than 0:2. But today the referee did not work at the level for such a game. His actions influenced the outcome,” Roig said.
Villarreal lost 2-3 (2-5 on aggregate). The goals of the match for the Spanish team were scored by Boulaye Dia (3′) and Francis Coquelin (41′). Fabinho (62′), Luis Diaz (67′) and Sadio Mane (74′) scored for Liverpool. The English club became the first UEFA Champions League finalists for the 2021/2022 season.
Source: Sport
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