Mourinho rages over ‘four crucial moments' he says referee got wrong
Chelsea furious after being denied two penalties then having Nemanja Matic sent off for his reaction to Ashley Barnes' challenge
Jose Mourinho blasted referee Martin Atkinson after a series of contentious decisions, including Nemanja Matic’s red card, saw Chelsea held to a shock 1-1 draw against struggling Burnley on Saturday.
Matic saw red after reacting furiously to a challenge from Ashley Barnes, but Blues boss Mourinho felt the Burnley player should have been sent off for an earlier incident, and that his team should have had at least two penalties at Stamford Bridge.
To add to Mourinho’s angst, Chelsea lost their composure following the midfielder’s 70th-minute dismissal, with Ben Mee heading home an 81st-minute equaliser to cancel out Branislav Ivanovic’s 14th-minute opening goal.
It also ensured that Chelsea’s “Game for Equality”, in which they put forward a strong anti-racism message following Tuesday’s shocking incident on the Paris Metro, which saw a handful of their fans accused of racially abusing a black commuter, ended in more recriminations.
“This game had four crucial moments,” Mourinho said. “Minute 30, minute 33, minute 43, minute 69.”