‘It’s a red’: Enzo Maresca fumes after Bayern defender Tah avoids sending-off | Chelsea

Enzo Maresca blasted the officers after Bayern Munich made essentially the most of Jonathan Tah avoiding a crimson card and gave Chelsea a tough introduction to life again within the Champions League.

Chelsea’s head coach didn’t cover his anger with the Spanish referee, José Sánchez Martínez, for under reserving Tah for a cynical problem on João Pedro in the course of the first half on the Allianz Area on Wednesday night time. Maresca was insistent that the Bayern defender ought to have been despatched off after bringing João Pedro down in the course of the buildup to Cole Palmer’s aim for Chelsea, who ended up opening the league part with a 3-1 defeat to the Bundesliga champions.

“It ought to have been a crimson card,” Maresca stated. “I all the time stated it was a crimson card when there isn’t a intention to go for the ball simply when the intention is to kick one other participant. Why is it not a crimson card? The referee stated it was not onerous or aggressive sufficient. So to offer you a crimson card, they should see your blood or they should see one thing. If the intention is to go there, it’s a crimson card. So for me there’s no doubt.”

Maresca was booked for his protests and his frustration elevated when Bayern took Tah off at half-time. Vincent Kompany, the Bayern supervisor, admitted it was as a result of the Germany centre-back was on a yellow card.

Chelsea at the least took coronary heart from a spirited show after two years out of the Champions League. Nevertheless they paid for errors on the again. Trevoh Chalobah scored an personal aim and errors from Malo Gusto and Moisés Caicedo led to Harry Kane easing Bayern to victory with two objectives, together with one from the penalty spot.

“I’m proud of the efficiency, as a result of we knew how tough it was to return right here in opposition to this workforce,” Maresca stated. “We knew that it was a really powerful recreation however general I believe we competed very nicely. Within the first 20 minutes, we didn’t concede nothing, we created two possibilities, then we conceded the aim and [it] modified the sport.

“I believe the gamers have been already conscious of the difficulties. You can not commit errors in the best way we’ve achieved, however I simply stated to the gamers, it’s a recreation that we are able to study lots and construct one thing particular from this defeat.”

Maresca added that there was nothing improper with Palmer, who gave the impression to be nursing a groin drawback in the course of the closing phases. “I requested him after the sport, he stated that he’s OK,” the Italian added.