Chelsea boss Tuhel has even admitted he could expect repercussions for Polish referee Szymon Marciniak’s criticism of the Blues’ 5-4 departure to the Champions League quarter-finals. Chelsea beat Madrid 3-2 at the Bernabeu Stadium in their second 8 last matches, but left the tournament altogether and only after extra time in Madrid. Karim Benzema’s belated header eventually killed Chelsea’s hopes for a miraculous comeback, but German coach Tuhel was left to mourn Marcos Alonso’s canceled goal and a host of other disappointing issues. Tuhel also criticized referee Marciniak for “laughing and smiling” with Real coach Carlo Ancelotti at full-time. “I am disappointed that the referee had a good time with my colleague Carlo Ancelotti,” Tuhel said. “I know Carlo is a gentleman and a nice guy, but when I want to go and say thank you, I see him smiling and laughing out loud with the opposing coach. “I think this is the very, very worst moment to do that, after 126 minutes with a team giving their heart and desire, fighting to the last drop. “Then you go as a coach and you see the referee laughing and smiling with the other coach. I think it’s very, very bad timing. “ If you play against Real Madrid, you might not expect everyone to have the courage Thomas Tuchel Asked if he was disappointed with the VAR’s decision to block Alonso’s goal for handball, Tuhel continued: “Not only today, it has been like this for quite some time, and now I may have problems. “If you play against Real Madrid, you might not expect everyone to have the courage. I felt that very few decisions went against us in the first leg and today. “I did not see the goal, but I told him that I am very disappointed that he did not go to check it himself. You should remain the boss and not make such decisions to someone in a chair [the VAR] and isolated from the atmosphere. “A referee has a certain style, things he allows and does not allow, so I think he should remain responsible and control it himself, then he could explain it better. “It simply came to my notice then. Maybe it’s too much to ask in matches like this one against this opponent. Szymon Marciniak, center, criticized by Thomas Tuchel (AP Photo / Manu Fernandez) (AP) “We had it in our hands and we were not lucky enough, that’s right.” Tuhel conceded defeat after Chelsea’s 3-1 first leg at Stamford Bridge last week. But they took a 3-0 lead thanks to goals from Mason Mount, Toni Rudiger and Timo Werner. Rodrigo buried a nice volley after an even better pass from Luka Modric to drag Real off the cliff, however, before Benzema scored another strong header for Madrid to cross. “We are very disappointed and very proud at the same time,” Tuchel said. We played a fantastic match, we deserved what we had, four goals and we had great opportunities to score even more. “We were unlucky and we are disappointed. “We were defeated by pure individual quality and two mistakes after ball victories, which are the most critical moments against Real Madrid. “In the end we were unlucky, we deserved to go after this show today, but it was not meant to be. Luck was not on our side and you always need luck “. Real boss Ancelotti praised his players who found the way to victory from the best possible appearance. “At times I don’t think we were hungry enough, but our performance especially in the first half was good,” said Ancelotti. The more we suffer on the pitch, the happier I am afterwards Carlo Ancelotti “And after the second goal we started to have difficulties because my team experienced a small psychological decline. “But this stadium is really magical and our fans really help our players, the whole team to never give up. “I am very, very happy to have reached the semi-finals thanks to this team, a team that can suffer. But the more we suffer on the pitch the happier I am afterwards. “I think Chelsea have exhausted a lot of their stamina and that has given us an advantage in overtime because my players were not as tired as our opponents.”

title: “Thomas Tuchel Upset With Referee Laughing And Smiling As Chelsea Exit Champions League Against Real Madrid " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-16” author: “Guadalupe Clark”

Chelsea boss Tuhel has even admitted he could expect repercussions for Polish referee Szymon Marciniak’s criticism of the Blues’ 5-4 departure to the Champions League quarter-finals. Chelsea beat Madrid 3-2 at the Bernabeu Stadium in their second 8 last matches, but left the tournament altogether and only after extra time in Madrid. Karim Benzema’s belated header eventually killed Chelsea’s hopes for a miraculous comeback, but German coach Tuhel was left to mourn Marcos Alonso’s canceled goal and a host of other disappointing issues. Tuhel also criticized referee Marciniak for “laughing and smiling” with Real coach Carlo Ancelotti at full-time. “I am disappointed that the referee had a good time with my colleague Carlo Ancelotti,” Tuhel said. “I know Carlo is a gentleman and a nice guy, but when I want to go and say thank you, I see him smiling and laughing out loud with the opposing coach. “I think this is the very, very worst moment to do that, after 126 minutes with a team giving their heart and desire, fighting to the last drop. “Then you go as a coach and you see the referee laughing and smiling with the other coach. I think it’s very, very bad timing. “ If you play against Real Madrid, you might not expect everyone to have the courage Thomas Tuchel Asked if he was disappointed with the VAR’s decision to block Alonso’s goal for handball, Tuhel continued: “Not only today, it has been like this for quite some time, and now I may have problems. “If you play against Real Madrid, you might not expect everyone to have the courage. I felt that very few decisions went against us in the first leg and today. “I did not see the goal, but I told him that I am very disappointed that he did not go to check it himself. You should remain the boss and not make such decisions to someone in a chair [the VAR] and isolated from the atmosphere. “A referee has a certain style, things he allows and does not allow, so I think he should remain responsible and control it himself, then he could explain it better. “It simply came to my notice then. Maybe it’s too much to ask in matches like this one against this opponent. Szymon Marciniak, center, criticized by Thomas Tuchel (AP Photo / Manu Fernandez) (AP) “We had it in our hands and we were not lucky enough, that’s right.” Tuhel conceded defeat after Chelsea’s 3-1 first leg at Stamford Bridge last week. But they took a 3-0 lead thanks to goals from Mason Mount, Toni Rudiger and Timo Werner. Rodrigo buried a nice volley after an even better pass from Luka Modric to drag Real off the cliff, however, before Benzema scored another strong header for Madrid to cross. “We are very disappointed and very proud at the same time,” Tuchel said. We played a fantastic match, we deserved what we had, four goals and we had great opportunities to score even more. “We were unlucky and we are disappointed. “We were defeated by pure individual quality and two mistakes after ball victories, which are the most critical moments against Real Madrid. “In the end we were unlucky, we deserved to go after this show today, but it was not meant to be. Luck was not on our side and you always need luck “. Real boss Ancelotti praised his players who found the way to victory from the best possible appearance. “At times I don’t think we were hungry enough, but our performance especially in the first half was good,” said Ancelotti. The more we suffer on the pitch, the happier I am afterwards Carlo Ancelotti “And after the second goal we started to have difficulties because my team experienced a small psychological decline. “But this stadium is really magical and our fans really help our players, the whole team to never give up. “I am very, very happy to have reached the semi-finals thanks to this team, a team that can suffer. But the more we suffer on the pitch the happier I am afterwards. “I think Chelsea have exhausted a lot of their stamina and that has given us an advantage in overtime because my players were not as tired as our opponents.”