Passionate duel that was lived between Chelsea and Liverpool at Stamford Bridge, where they ended without taking advantage, with the equality of two goals. A lot of dynamics and attack, looking for the rival arch was lived. But, there was an incident that marked the before and after, which should have been whistled by the central, but omitted with a yellow.
César Azpilicueta, Chelsea captain, had a hard collision with Sadio Mané, who hit him with his elbow in the eye. The event occurred just at the start of the game, no more than 20 seconds when the controversy flared, given the seriousness of the matter, it was only yellow.
Yes, that should be a red card for Sadio Mane for a deliberate elbow to the face of Cesar Azpilicueta pic.twitter.com/zMozjfonaH
— Has the Referee or VAR made a poor decision? (@PoorEPLreferees) January 2, 2022
In the repetition, it is appreciated that the action was at the limit of the red card. The Spaniard from Chelsea spoke at a press conference, with the part of his eye colored black, about the incident “I don’t care if it’s five seconds into the game, it’s red.”
“They are making these decisions against us and they can change the way of the game. I saw the replay, but I didn’t need this because live I knew it was red ”concluded the captain of the London squad.
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