Gianluigi Buffon attacked English
referee Michael Oliver for the penalty he gave against Juventus and the
red card he showed him against Real Madrid in the second leg of their
UEFA Champions League quarter-final tie on Wednesday, Sport English reports.
“The referee invented a penalty that
only he saw,” said a livid Buffon. “To get here and go out like this is
unjust. He was by the action and it’s not human to signal these type of
plays as a penalty.
“If a referee is not brave, and doesn’t
have what it takes to take charge of these type of games, with no
personality, better he stays at home eating chips or in the stand with
the fans, his wife and his kids.”
However, at least Buffon was happy
about Juve’s display. “I’m very happy and proud of what we did against
Real. We were at the point of doing something unthinkable and the end
was a pity.”
Meanwhile, Italian press have led the
complaints after Juventus were knocked out of the Champions League in
controversial circumstances on Wednesday, accorrding to The Mirror.
The Serie A side had fought back from a
3-0 first-leg defeat to Real Madrid to level the scores on aggregate
after an incredible performance at the Bernabeu.
But in added time, referee Michael
Oliver adjudged Medhi Benatia to have fouled Lucas Vazqeuz in the area
and awarded Real a dramatic penalty.
Juventus were incredulous at the
decision as skipper Gianluigi Buffon saw red after losing his head
before Cristiano Ronaldo scored from the spot.
Furious Italian reporters were believed to have been ejected from the Bernabeu press box after the decision.
And the Italian papers reacted to the controversial defeat on Thursday.
Corriere dello Sport went with a simple message after Juve were denied a historic comeback with their headline: “What theft!
Elsewhere, Gazzetta dello Sport and Tuttosport also mourned the defeat but focused on an excellent display from Juve.
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