Villarreal president Fernando Roig has slammed the referee following their Champions League exit by the hands of Liverpool.
Villarreal put in a spirited battle in opposition to the Reds and had a two-goal lead on the break to equalize the tie on mixture however was outdone by the Jurgen Klopp facet within the second half after their opponents scored three objectives.
Based on Roig referee Danny Makkelie ought to have awarded them a penalty after Reds keeper Alisson collided with Giovani Lo Celso earlier than the break.
“It was scandalous. He (Alisson) takes Lo Celso out, it’s a key transfer by the referee, who has been sneaky as a result of from minute one he has all the time opted of their favor.
Villarreal president Fernando Roig has slammed Danny Makkelie for not awarding a Giovani Lo Celso a penalty of their #UCL semi remaining defeat to Liverpool pic.twitter.com/cgtJZmqBde
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“I don’t need it as an excuse, as a result of Liverpool is a superb staff, and we may have misplaced the primary leg by greater than 2-0. However right this moment, the referee shouldn’t be on the proper degree for this sort of match. His efficiency has had an influence on the end result,” Roig mentioned as reported by Mundo Deportivo.
Villarreal returns to the day job of La Liga motion this weekend with a house sport in opposition to Emery’s former facet Sevilla with 4 matches left this season.
