Milan vs Chelsea

Referee Daniel Siebert has been rightly criticised by this morning's edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport for getting major calls wrong in last night's game ...

From that moment on, referee Siebert totally lost his control over the game. If it was a penalty then the red card was fair because it would be a DOGSO (denial of a goal scoring opportunity), but it simply was not a penalty kick as there was not enough contact and Mount still shot. [MilanNews](https://www.milannews.it/rassegna-stampa/moviola-gazzetta-rigore-senza-senso-per-il-chelsea-sterling-graziato-469369)) talks about the penalty and red card incident first, stating that Fikayo Tomori had one hand resting on the shoulder of Mason Mount but only that rather than pulling him back, so to award a spot kick was the wrong decision.

Tomori was controversially sent off for AC Milan against Chelsea in the Champions League.

“It’s bad tactics from the manager. Aluko then elaborated on Cole’s point and stressed: “It’s all tactical, that’s come from Pioli. It wasn’t executed and it’s led to these spaces. I don't want to comment. "I don't want to review the episode, it seems too obvious. He’s put the players in that situation, which has then led to the first penalty.” The English centre-back did not appear to have made much contact with Mount, but it was enough for Siebert to deem that Tomori had not attempted to play the ball, which led to him issuing a red card. [Fikayo Tomori](https://www.givemesport.com/fikayo-tomori) was controversially sent off for [AC Milan](https://www.givemesport.com/ac-milan) against [Chelsea](https://www.givemesport.com/chelsea) in the [Champions League](https://www.givemesport.com/champions-league), but former Blues forward Eni Aluko believes Milan manager Stefano Piolo was to blame. While the decision was long debated by Milan’s players, VAR ruled that it was not a clear and obvious error and informed Siebert to stick with his original assessment. Referee Daniel Siebert had a difficult decision on his hands when Mount was sent tumbling to the floor by Tomori early in the first half. [Mason Mount](https://www.givemesport.com/mason-mount) in the area –– which [Jorginho](https://www.givemesport.com/jorginho-frello-filho) then converted. "The penalty and red card changed everything,” he said.

AC Milan defender Fikayo Tomori was sent off against ex-club Chelsea in the Champions League on Tuesday evening after bringing down former teammate Mason ...

"It was a nice move to lead to it. It's nice for the penalty and nice for Jorginho to score. "You still want to be playing 11 versus 11 and going at it with two good teams, so it maybe ruined the game a bit. It's nice to keep a clean sheet and to come away with three points is fantastic." Speaking to BT Sport after the game, Potter said: "To come here and win is not easy. On the red card and penalty decision, Potter added: "It's hard from where I'm sitting. So I carried on going, didn't score and then obviously the ref blew up and gave a pen straight away. It was hard to see him get sent off. "I don't think it was a sending-off. Referee Daniel Siebert pointed to the spot and showed the former Blues defender a straight red card for the offence. Was it a penalty? It's a tough one."

Mason Mount says Chelsea are quietly confident of their ability to go all the way and win the Champions League, just as they did in 2021.

The clash with Salzburg is a chance for Potter to demonstrate his progress since his first game in charge. “We have a lot of confidence in that but we are also humble. It was a huge game for us in this group to be leaders at this moment with two games left. “I got a yellow so I didn’t want to risk a sending off. Those two wins over the Serie A champions have got Chelsea back on track in Europe. After a 1-1 draw with RB Salzburg in his opening game, the Chelsea boss has orchestrated four wins in a row.