Pedro Henriques: Unusual refereeing in Chelsea v Benfica, not normal... | OneFootball

Daniel Siebert was the referee chosen by UEFA to officiate the match between Chelsea and Benfica, which ended with the Londoners' victory by one goal to nil. Despite the positive work at Stamford Bridge, the approach taken by the German, from Pedro Henriques' point of view, was excessive, given the high number of cards the 41-year-old referee showed throughout the 90 minutes.

In this morning's edition, October 1st, the newspaper A Bola published the analysis made by the expert, where he considered it to be an intense match with several standout moments. On the positive side, the former referee explains that Siebert handled the main events that marked the duel well.

However, Pedro Henriques believes there were also some less positive situations to consider, particularly from a disciplinary standpoint: "In a Champions game, 10 yellows and one red are unusual numbers, for a referee who already had a similar record in the game between Fenerbahçe and Benfica".

Highlighting some moments of the match, the former referee considered that, in both cases, there was no penalty for Benfica, as requested in the 21st and 48th minutes. Earlier, Pedro Henriques states that there was no irregular situation in the goal scored by Chelsea: "In Richard Ríos' own goal, which gave Chelsea the advantage, there is no offside infraction, particularly by Alejandro Garnacho at the moment the ball is passed (cross) to him by Pedro Neto. All legal".

On the other hand, the former judge believes that João Pedro's expulsion was correct, however, he emphasizes that the Brazilian should have left at the 75th minute and not in stoppage time: "The lack of interest in playing the ball, only running and looking at Otamendi, the intentionality of going against the central defender to knock him down and the contact that occurred on the chin, besides the chest, is an unsporting and incorrect approach, and in such a strict criterion that the referee had, where he showed ten yellows, this incident also needed disciplinary sanction".

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