The Blues narrowly missed a famous European comeback after recovering from a 3-1 defeat in the first leg and leading 3-0 at the Bernabeu with just 10 minutes left. But Rodrigo’s glorious strike sent the tie into extra time, where Karim Benzema’s header sealed the victory with 5-4 overall for Real. Champions League The “magic” of the Bernabeu helped Real Madrid “never surrender” – Ancelotti AN HOUR AGO Tuchel was full of praise for his team and said they “deserved to pass” before turning to referee Szymon Marciniak. “I was disappointed that the referee had a good time with my colleague Carlo Ancelotti,” said Tuhel, who confronted the referee after the match. I know Carlo is a good and kind guy, but when I want to go and say, ‘thank you for the fight,’ I see him. [Marciniak] smiling and laughing out loud with the opposing coach. “I think this is a very, very wrong time to do that, after the last whistle and 126 minutes, and a team gives its heart and fights to the last drop, and you go as a coach and you see the referee smiling and smiling. laughs with the other coach. “I think it’s very, very bad timing, and I told him that.” Thomas Tuchel (FC Chelsea) Image Credit: Getty Images Tuhel was upset that Marcos Alonso’s goal in the 62nd minute fell with chalk for the weakest balls with chalk by Marsiniak under guidance from the VAR, instead of controlling it himself on the field monitor. When asked about the official, the German said: “It is not only today, it was like that in the first part … “I may have problems [if I speak]. If you play against Real Madrid, you can expect that not everyone has the courage. “I told him I was very disappointed he was not coming to check [the handball] by himself. “You have to stay the boss and not make the decision to someone sitting in a chair, isolated from the atmosphere. He should be responsible and check it himself and explain it better. “I thought we deserved more minutes [added on] at the end. Maybe it’s too much to ask in matches like this one against this opponent. “Listen, we had it in our hands and we were not lucky enough.” The goals of Mason Mount, Antonio Rudiger and Timo Werner had put the owners on the verge of a memorable triumph, only Real came to life late. “Well, we are very disappointed and very proud at the same time, because we had a fantastic match,” Tuhel added. “We deserved what we had. We scored four goals, we had great opportunities, to score even more. “But we were unlucky, so we are disappointed. We have been defeated by pure individual quality and transformation, an aggressive transformation of our mistakes. “Unfortunately we had two mistakes after the victory. the most critical moment in the games with Real Madrid. “It simply came to our notice then. We deserved to go after this show and after this match today, but it was not meant to be. “And as you know, you need luck in games like this. He was not on our side. “ Champions League It’s time for Werner to join the cast of the incredible lads at the Bernabeu – The Warm-Up YESTERDAY AT 05:57 Link Casimiro for Bale disapproves: When you whistle him, you whistle the history of Real Madrid YESTERDAY AT 20:36
