Lille President complains about referees: biased and hard!

In the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League, the French team Osc Lille was beaten 1-2 at the home game against Borussia Dortmund, despite a half -time lead. The total score of 2: 3 means that for the French. The President of Lille, Olivier Lang, reacted violently to the referee services, especially to Sandro Schärer from Switzerland, whose decisions significantly influenced the course of the game, such as laola1.at reported.

LANTG described the penalty, which led to compensation by Emre Can, as unjustified and questioned whether Schärer was the right choice as a referee, since he only communicated with the Dortmund players in German. "It is not a foul for me," said Letang in the mixed zone and criticized the decision as a "very hard and game -decisive" measure that changed the entire game. The emotionally charged duel was also shaped by another controversial moment when Lille demanded a yellow-red card for Waldemar Anton, which was not pronounced.

Controversy and reactions

The responsible persons of Borussia Dortmund, on the other hand, defended the referee decision. Sebastian Kehl said: "For me there was a clear thrust. If it hadn't been a penalty, the VAR would have withdrawn the decision." Trainer Niko Kovac agreed that the penalty could be given, while Letang caused a stir with his statements when he described the choice of referees as "very special" and implied that there had been a bias. Eurosport also reported about Letang's resentment on the inconsistent decisions against Waldemar Anton. Letang's harsh criticism is likely to further fuel the debate about referee decisions in the Champions League.