Enzo Maresca Rages: Bayern Avoids Red Card

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Chelsea Manager Enzo Maresca was⁤ highly critical of the ⁢refereeing in their 3-1 Champions League defeat to ⁣Bayern Munich. He specifically argued that Bayern’s Dayot upamecano should have⁢ been sent off for‍ a foul on João Pedro, stating it was a clear red card ⁤due to the intent to foul rather ⁤then play ⁣the ball.

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* Red Card Dispute: Maresca strongly believes Upamecano’s challenge warranted ⁢a red card.
* Referee’s‍ Description: The ⁤referee apparently felt the foul wasn’t “hard or aggressive enough” for ‍a red card.
* Bayern’s Substitution: Bayern substituted⁣ Upamecano at halftime because he was on⁣ a yellow card.
* Chelsea’s Performance: Despite the loss, Maresca was pleased⁤ with Chelsea’s overall performance and competitiveness, but acknowledged costly ⁢defensive errors (own goal by Chalobah, mistakes by Gusto and Caicedo) contributed to the defeat.
* Bayern’s Goals: Harry Kane scored two goals for Bayern, one from a penalty.
*‍ Return to Champions ⁤league: this was Chelsea’s first Champions League match in two years.