Published 13:34 IST, November 6th 2019
Champions League: Dusan Tadic accuses referee of killing the game
Ajax captain Dusan Tadic accused Champions League referee Gianluca Rocchi of stealing the game away as Chelsea fought back to earn a draw at Stamford Bridge.
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Chelsea fought back from being 4-1 down to end their UEFA Champions League clash against Ajax with a 4-4 draw at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night. At 4-2, the game turned tides in the 68th minute when match referee Gianluca Rocchi awarded two consecutive red cards to Ajax which reduced the visitors to nine men on the field. Chelsea went on to score two more goals as they rescued a point against Ajax.
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Dusan Tadic says referee 'stole' the game from Ajax
"We saw a situation where there’s a foul on Daley Blind, then it’s not second yellow for Daley Blind, then it’s not second yellow for Joel Veltman, then it’s not a penalty. I have never in my life seen triple punishment, never. But everything starts with a foul on Daley Blind, he was tackled by Pulisic I think. It’s a big disappointment. I don’t like to make excuses, I don’t like to talk about other people. We should just be talking about how Ajax played much better than Chelsea but we cannot because somebody destroyed our game," Tadic was quoted as saying by ANI.
Both teams, along with Valencia currently have seven points each. There are two more matches left to play in the group stage and all three teams will be aiming to make it to the knockout stages in the coming weeks. At the end, which two teams will make it out of Group H?
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Updated 16:00 IST, November 6th 2019