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Julen Lopetegui complains to the referee after the party

LOPETEGUI PROTESTED TO THE REFEREE

Lopetegui, angry with the referee: "It's time to swallow poison, judge yourselves"

Published:4/03/2021 - 10:07h

Updated:4/03/2021 - 10:07h

Julen Lopetegui, Sevilla coach, was sad and upset after his team's defeat against Barça. The Basque made clear his anger with the referee for not expelling Mingueza on the penalty to Ocampos and for not pointing out Lenglet's hand

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Julen Lopetegui spoke after the FC Barcelona​-Seville and showed knocked down by the elimination of his team, that fell defeated against the Barça by 3-0. The Andalusians were classified for the final until the minute 93, when Gerard Hammered annotated the 2-0 and commanded the party to the extention. Already in the extra time, the culés took advantage of of the numerical disadvantage of the hispalenses, that remained with 10 after the red to Fernando, and finish marking the third and happening to the final.

"Logically, we are disappointed and sad, have lived the bitter face of the football, as it is to see you deprived of a final in the last played of the party, with one less did while. It touches to swallow poison because it is a bitter and sad night, but have little that reproach", commented, signalling even that his team deserved the pass. "With 10 we have done an incredible effort and deserved us happen", aimed.

The Basque insisted in that it does not have at all bad that say him to his players and defended his work and attitude in spite of the difficulties that presented them . "We are sad, but proud of the effort that has done the team. They have happened us a lot of things. Lesionados Before the party, during the party. We have fit goal in the first shot. The team has not gone to rack and ruin, has worked well to defensive level and has had the options to classify", indicated.

But the ex of the Real Madrid no only spoke of this and also left to fall his indignation with the referee by have not expelled to Mingueza in the penalti that committed on Lucas Ocampos. "Judge you. You have seen the played and can judge them the same that I, little more can say because you know that they can sanction us. But a self-evident occasion of goal requires yellow", said, in reference to that the central already had card and had to have seen the second in this action.

Besides, also it bit the tongue to the hour to speak of the possible penalti by hand of Clément Lenglet in the extention. "The of Lenglet have seen it in the videomarcador, but do not have them pitado", said, without wanting to speak more than the subject. Besides, the technician wanted to defend his approach against the Barça, although a lot of fans to the football and to the Seville were not satisfied when seeing to the sevillistas 'hanged of the crossbar'.

Lopetegui, proud of his team and of his approach

"We were with 10, we had burned all our ships and were defending in our area. And before, except the finish to the crossbar of Alba, do not remember more clear occasions in the second part. And we have had the penalti, but have not hit and have remained us with 10 quite a lot of minutes, and this notices . We have done an important effort and have not had prize", admitted to finalise.

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