Marescaine s controversial penalty: This should definitely be a red card

Unlike usual calm style, Enzo Maresca seemed extremely excited in Chelsea's loss to Bayern Munich.

In this Allianz Stadium contest, multiple controversies instantly ignited the anger of the Blues coach, and one of the penalty particularly angered him. In the

game, before Cole Palmer scored a wonderful goal, Joao Pedro was fouled by Bayern defender Jonathan Taher near the midfield.

The incident happened in the 28th minute of the game. Tah was in a fight with Joao Pedro near the center circle. When the latter turned to the sprint, he obviously pulled Tah's jersey, but Tah, who was obviously unwilling tolerated, swung his right arm towards the opponent's upper body, and Pedro fell backwards.

Several seconds later, Palmer scored, and Taher received a yellow card after the goal. It is not clear whether VAR has carefully reviewed the scene, and in DAZN's live broadcast, this battle scene can only be seen from a panoramic perspective.

Therefore, it is not possible to draw a definite conclusion on whether Tah's move has a deliberate component, and which part of his opponent he hits.

Judging from the slow motion display, Taher's arm obviously hit the Chelsea forward. The referee only gave Taher a yellow card warning, while Bayern coach Vincent Kompani replaced him at the end of the half.

Maresca was extremely dissatisfied with the penalty, and his fierce protests eventually received the same yellow card as Tah.

"In my opinion, this should definitely be a red card," Maresca said excitedly in a post-match interview. "I have always emphasized that when a player is not aiming for the ball, but deliberately kicking towards the opponent, he should show a red card. Why isn't this a red card? The referee said that the movement was not strong enough or aggressive. According to this standard, he may have to see blood to give a red card. As long as there is an intention to hurt someone, it should be a red card, which I have no doubt about. "

Although he was angry about the referee's law enforcement, the Italian coach was pleased with the team's performance in Munich.

Chelsea showed its ability to compete with the top European teams after two and a half years.

Bayern did not win easily at home, and the Blues created threats many times in the first half, causing considerable trouble to the Bundesliga championship.

However, this loss also gave Chelsea a cruel lesson: in a top-level field like the Champions League, you cannot make such a low-level mistake.

You may have been lucky enough to pass the European League last season, but facing Europe's top opponents, you will definitely be punished for mistakes - especially when there are top scorers like Harry Kane in the opponent's team.

Next, Chelsea will meet with Jose Mourinho in the Champions League, and Benfica will be a visit to Stamford Bridge at the end of this month.

This game is crucial for the Blues to win the first point in the group stage, but before that, they need to focus on two Premier League games and one Carabao Cup.