At the top of the European battle, champion Chelsea launched a thrilling comeback on the road in the second round of the UEFA Champions League Round of 8, and fought with Real Madrid until the extra time stage, and finally ended up with a total score of 4 to 5 unfortunately. After the match, coach Ducao expressed his strong dissatisfaction with the referee's decision, because in the second half of the match, Magos Alonso was not penalized for a handball foul, and the referee did not come to the sidelines to check the video in person, and he even laughed and laughed with Real Madrid's coach, Antsarotti, after the match.
Trailing 1-3 in the first leg, Chelsea launched a high-intensity attack at the Stade de Bannebaai. In the 64th minute, Marcos Alonso broke through the defense and fired a beautiful right-footed shot on goal, but the VAR referee ruled that the goal was invalid because the ball touched Alonso's arm before he shot the ball on goal. The penalty denied Chelsea the chance to increase their lead and also posed a potential problem for their elimination. Ducao criticized the referee, "I already felt that the referee made a mistake in the first round, and today, although I didn't see Alonso's shot clearly, I'm very disappointed that the referee didn't check the VAR himself. You're the referee, you shouldn't let other people outside the field make the decision."
What angered Ducao even more was that after the match he found the card laughing and joking with the opponent's coach: "I was very disappointed when I wanted to go over and thank the card, only to find that he was laughing and joking with the opponent's head coach. It's never the right time for a team to give their all for 120 minutes and then the referee laughs with the opposition after the game."
