Lionel Messi and Daniel Alves let Manchester city to taste defeat in the first leg of the Champions League at the Etihad Stadium.
Messi struck from the penalty spot after being brought down by Martin Demichelis, who was sent off. Alves struck the second in the last minute to rise the final score to 2-0.
The angry Manuel Pellegrini accused referee Jonas Eriksson of being biased and deciding the game as 10-man Manchester City lost 2-0 to Barcelona.
Pellegrini said “The referee did not have any control of the game, He decided for Barcelona from the beginning to the end. I think it was not a good idea to put a referee from Sweden in such an important match and a referee who made a mistake against Barcelona in the group stages.”
Messi struck from the penalty spot after being brought down by Martin Demichelis, who was sent off. Alves struck the second in the last minute to rise the final score to 2-0.
The angry Manuel Pellegrini accused referee Jonas Eriksson of being biased and deciding the game as 10-man Manchester City lost 2-0 to Barcelona.
Pellegrini said “The referee did not have any control of the game, He decided for Barcelona from the beginning to the end. I think it was not a good idea to put a referee from Sweden in such an important match and a referee who made a mistake against Barcelona in the group stages.”
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