"MUNICH -- Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca said Jonathan Tah escaped a "clear red card" in the first half of their 3-1 defeat to Bayern Munich on Wednesday. Tah was given a yellow card after he tangled with Joao Pedro off the ball as they chased a ball behind Bayern's defence. Tah looked to swing his arm into Pedro's throat, leaving the Brazilian forward prone on the floor."
""For me it's a clear red card. When there is not an intention to go for the go for the ball, just to kick the player, why is it not a red card? It's not aggressive enough the referee said. To give a red card, they need to see blood? For me the intention was to injure so there's no doubt.""
""I wanted a foul the other way -- I thought he was fouled," Kompany said. "I might be biased. I think his shirt got pulled and was tried to free himself and so as a defender, you just want to shake him off. "Overall, I don't want to discuss it too much but it's not in my opinion that big an event in that sense.""
Chelsea lost 3-1 to Bayern Munich as they returned to the Champions League. Jonathan Tah received a yellow card after tangling with Joao Pedro and appeared to swing his arm into Pedro's throat, leaving Pedro prone. Enzo Maresca insisted the challenge deserved a red card, saying the intention was to injure and criticizing the referee's standards. Maresca was shown a yellow card for protesting the decision. Vincent Kompany disputed that view, suggesting Tah was fouled and merely trying to free himself. Harry Kane scored twice to help Bayern secure the win, and Frank Leboeuf conceded Bayern deserved the result.
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