Pellegrini has made a bit of a show of himself with his
comments regarding the referee last night. Seems to be a bit out of character. I didn't take much notice of the alleged foul on Navas... should it have been blown? His references to the referee's nationality, Swedish, are a bit bizarre. Chile isn't exactly a footballing powerhouse either, yet he's deemed capable of managing in the biggest competitions in the world.
"I think it was not a good idea to put a referee from Sweden in charge of such an important match, and a referee who made an important mistake against Barcelona in a previous match. Today he arranged it."
"I think there is more important football in Europe than Sweden. This is a big game with two important teams and maybe in this type of game you need a referee with more experience."
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