"Olympiacos manager Jose Luis Mendilibar did not hide his frustration following his team's 6-1 loss to FC Barcelona in the Champions League. The coach, visibly angry after the match, directed much of his criticism at the referee's decisions - particularly the red card shown to midfielder José Luis Mendilibar in the 57th minute and a penalty awarded later in the game."
""The second yellow card is incomprehensible to me. "You have to do a lot more to get a card. And then to top it all off, the penalty against us for the third goal," he said. The coach suggested that his side was treated unfairly throughout the match. Mistakes and refereeing decisions The Olympiacos boss admitted that his side were outplayed by Barcelona but insisted that certain moments went against them, leaving him with "bad feelings" after the final whistle."
"Mendilibar also expressed his frustration with the use of VAR, explaining that the technology could not intervene in Hezze's sending-off since it was a second yellow card. "In the end, you ask them to look, but they can't look," he said. Disputed penalty adds to frustration The final straw for Mendilibar came with the penalty awarded against Olympiacos for Barcelona's third goal."
Olympiacos suffered a 6-1 defeat to FC Barcelona in the Champions League. Manager Jose Luis Mendilibar expressed strong frustration with several referee decisions, citing a contentious second yellow card in the 57th minute and a subsequent penalty that led to Barcelona's third goal. Mendilibar acknowledged that Barcelona exploited mistakes and that his team was outplayed at times, but maintained that certain pivotal moments went against Olympiacos. He criticized VAR's inability to review the second yellow and described lingering bad feelings after the match. The coach questioned the referee's interpretation after reviewing footage himself.
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