The Chelsea coach is angry at the "gestures" between the referee and Ancelotti. Did Real Madrid receive arbitration assistance (video)
Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel expressed his anger at referee Simon Marciniak's exchange of "smiles and laughter" with Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti, after bidding farewell to the Champions League champions from the quarter-finals, losing 5-4 on aggregate.
After losing 3-1 at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea looked on their way to qualifying after leading 3-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu, but Real Madrid tied 4-4 on the aggregate score ten minutes from the end and Karim Benzema decided the Spanish team qualified in extra time.
In a press conference, Tuchel hinted at the possibility of Real Madrid receiving refereeing assistance through these "gestures" without explicitly referring to them, and said that Marciniak seemed to be "enjoying his time with Carlo" after the match.
The German coach added, "When I wanted to go to thank him, he was laughing and smiling with the opposing team coach. "I think it's a very wrong timing to do that after the final whistle, 126 minutes in which the team gave everything.
When you go and see the referee smiling and laughing with the other coach, it's bad timing.
And I told him that."
Tuchel was not satisfied that the referee himself did not review Marcos Alonso's goal, which was canceled by the VAR due to a handball in the second half.
He continued, "I did not see the goal, but I am very disappointed that he did not go and review the goal himself. You must be in control and not leave the decision in the hands of an isolated person outside the field."
Tuchel praised his players for their efforts, saying, "We gave our all. I'm very proud of my players and I think we deserved to qualify, but luck wasn't on our side."
"We were unlucky. That's why we're disappointed. We lost only to individual efficiency. We made two mistakes, lost the ball twice. We deserved to qualify after the game we played tonight, but it wasn't meant for us."
Real Madrid rose up against the awakening of Chelsea to book a place in the semi-finals, where he will face either Manchester City or Atletico Madrid.
"We don't regret anything," Tuchel said. "Defeats like these make you accept them with pride as an athlete.
"We were very organized, energetic and moved well without the ball. We played bravely and from that point we played well. This is the right way to play, if we work hard like this we are an exceptional team."
Tuchel had criticized his team's performance in the first leg when Real Madrid dominated the match to win 3-1.
After that, the German coach described his team's chances as "impossible", which ignited the enthusiasm of his players, who performed a completely different performance in Madrid.
"We showed great courage and efficiency. I'm very happy, and this is the way to go forward. The demands at Chelsea are great, and the players' reaction made us proud," Tuchel added.
"We played completely differently than in the [4-1 defeat in the league] against Brentford and the first leg. That's a huge difference."
"We have never been shy about emphasizing that this is the most important thing, and how to rise on the level. We did our best today," he added.
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