Ibrahimovic blasts ref after Milan's defeat
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April 5, 2012, Thursday
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ZLATAN Ibrahimovic's return to Barcelona ended with him feeling "disgusted" after two penalties led to AC Milan's 1-3 loss and exit from the Champions League on Tuesday.
Ibrahimovic was back at the Camp Nou for the first time since his 2010 exit from the Spanish champion after just one season and while the Sweden striker set up the Italian club's lone goal from Antonio Nocerino, he was kept from scoring.
But Ibrahimovic echoed former Inter Milan and current Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho in feeling that Barcelona's European success has been helped by match officials following a disputed penalty decision.
"I'm just disgusted," the Sweden striker said. "They are the best team in the world but at 1-1 and, playing with intelligence, you can do something. (But) I understand better why Mourinho gets upset every time he plays here, in my opinion it was not fair."
Mourinho was handed a ban last season after going on a long rant following a loss to Barcelona when he accused UEFA of aiding the Catalan club to its title in 2009, and in subsequent games.
The Italians were left aggrieved after Dutch referee Bjorn Kuipers booked Alessandro Nesta in the 40th minute for yanking down Sergio Busquets inside the area as the pair tussled during a corner kick. It was the kind of shirt pulling that often goes unpunished in top games, and started well before the corner had been taken. Lionel Messi stepped up to score his second penalty to put the hosts back in front before Andres Iniesta's second-half goal sealed the win.
"The ball wasn't in play and he called it. It was weird, odd, it ruined the game," Ibrahimovic said. "I still don't understand what he whistled. If he calls those he should call the others. Without him the game would have been 50-50."
"Sometimes the referee made too many concessions," Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri said. "I don't know if it proved decisive. We made a mistake on the first penalty but he helped on the second. Playing Barca is never easy."
Ibrahimovic was back at the Camp Nou for the first time since his 2010 exit from the Spanish champion after just one season and while the Sweden striker set up the Italian club's lone goal from Antonio Nocerino, he was kept from scoring.
But Ibrahimovic echoed former Inter Milan and current Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho in feeling that Barcelona's European success has been helped by match officials following a disputed penalty decision.
"I'm just disgusted," the Sweden striker said. "They are the best team in the world but at 1-1 and, playing with intelligence, you can do something. (But) I understand better why Mourinho gets upset every time he plays here, in my opinion it was not fair."
Mourinho was handed a ban last season after going on a long rant following a loss to Barcelona when he accused UEFA of aiding the Catalan club to its title in 2009, and in subsequent games.
The Italians were left aggrieved after Dutch referee Bjorn Kuipers booked Alessandro Nesta in the 40th minute for yanking down Sergio Busquets inside the area as the pair tussled during a corner kick. It was the kind of shirt pulling that often goes unpunished in top games, and started well before the corner had been taken. Lionel Messi stepped up to score his second penalty to put the hosts back in front before Andres Iniesta's second-half goal sealed the win.
"The ball wasn't in play and he called it. It was weird, odd, it ruined the game," Ibrahimovic said. "I still don't understand what he whistled. If he calls those he should call the others. Without him the game would have been 50-50."
"Sometimes the referee made too many concessions," Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri said. "I don't know if it proved decisive. We made a mistake on the first penalty but he helped on the second. Playing Barca is never easy."
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