Chelsea managers Mauricio Pochettino and Emma Hayes agree on VAR after double blow
Chelsea managers Mauricio Pochettino and Emma Hayes were on the end of controversial decisions in the Premier League and in the Women's Champions League respectively.
The Blues were denied a stoppage-time winner at Aston Villa after trailing 2-0 at half-time. Marc Cucurella awarded the hosts an early own goal and Morgan Rogers doubled the lead.
Noni Madueke and Conor Gallagher scored the goals for Chelsea in the second half and thought they had claimed a late winner through Axel Disasi. But after an on-field VAR review, Craig Pawson deemed that Benoit Badiashile had impeded Diego Carlos.
A furious Pochettino said after the game: «Me and you and everyone in the stadium watching the game. They didn't see a foul on the pitch and then VAR changed the decision of the referee. For me, that was a normal challenge. The decision was there and that's it.
»For me, it damaged a little bit the Premier League and English [football]. If we want to be the best league in the world it should be protecting the spectacle and the decision. At Wembley for handball was a penalty against Manchester City and the referee didn't check and the VAR didn't advise the referee to see the incident.
«Damaged myself, damaged my team, my players, my fans. We are a young team. The performance was good. I'm so happy with the reaction.»
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Chelsea Women meanwhile, were also on the end of a wrong decision during their Champions League semi-final tie with Barcelona at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea had won 1-0 in the first leg tie and looked to progress to the final of the competition.
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