Wednesday, November 01, 2006

Mourinho slam Barca antics

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Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho steamed into Barcelona last night after 90 minutes of theatrics from the European champs.
Mourinho was furious at Barca's diving and intimidation of Italian referee Stefano Farina.

He rapped: "There were players rolling around the pitch and a lot of yellow cards - and only one team contributed to that.
"It was not an aggressive
game but, at times, there were seven or eight players around the referee urging him to give cards.
"It is not easy for him to be under that kind of pressure."
Barcelona skipper Carles Puyol hit back at Mourinho - by claiming that Chelsea had started it.
The Spain defender said: "It was Drogba and someone else who threw themselves to the floor first - I don't care what Mourinho says.
"Chelsea are an aggressive team."
And Barca midfielder Edmilson also had a pop at the Chelsea chief.
He said: "The worst thing about playing Chelsea is having to listen to Mourinho afterwards."
Mourinho slid on his knees pumping his fists after Drogba's 93rd-minute strike.
Barca boss Frank Rijkaard said: "Chelsea play hard though I was surprised by Mourinho's reaction to the goal.
"There was no abuse or insults and I have no complaints with Chelsea."
Ref Farina added SIX MINUTES of injury time at the end.
Rijkaard added: "The extra time was positive for Chelsea. But there is no sense talking about the referee now."