When they all went to harass the ref, it reminded me of the '' vertonghen incident'' at Wembley. Even if that should have been a penalty , the way the players surrounded the ref should also have been worthy of at least a yellow for one of their players.I won’t hold my breath waiting for UEFA to take action against Buffon for these comments.....
But as far as the incident is concerned, I was watching with a few mates and we all agreed that it was a penalty (even if a bit soft) and Buffons behaviour towards Oliver was not acceptable.
Yes, he was wound up by the decision and may have genuinely thought there wasn’t a foul, but his reaction was well OTT bordering on a Public Order offence.
I’m no fan of Oliver, but no official should have to put up with that. What is also disgusting is the media response. We are not talking about a blatantly wrong decision with reasonable doubts cast about the refs competence or honesty - this was a totally understandable (and likely correct) decision.
Would have loved to see Madrid head out, but Juventus should be looking at themselves for not seeing the game out.
Well done Oliver for correct decision making in this instance.
