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Through publication Dragon diary, FC Porto reinforces Sérgio Conceição’s criticism of the refereeing of the match with Manchester City, taking the opportunity to throw a splinter into the path of the millionaire investment of the English club in reinforcing the squad.
«A defeat is a defeat, and for FC Porto there are never victories or moral draws. But what happened yesterday in England, where Manchester City beat the national champion 3-1, cannot be whitewashed. It is a fact: the most expensive squad in the world benefited from several refereeing errors to win in the first round of the Champions League group stage, ”reads the official Blue and Whites bulletin.
“Before the Latvian Andris Treimanis and the Dutch Jochem Kamphuis began to stand out for the worst reasons, a goal from Luis Díaz rewarded the team’s excellent entry into the game. Shortly after a different match was played, in which there were 11 players on one side and 11 on the other, plus the referee, plus the VAR. When Marchesín was fouled with a red card, a penalty was awarded against FC Porto and Manchester City leveled. When Pepe was pushed by João Cancelo in the area, nothing was pointed out. When Fábio Vieira played a clean ball, after Manafá was fouled, a free kick was scored that resulted in 2-1. And when there were infractions of cityzens that could result in yellow seconds, a criterion of excessive disciplinary tolerance prevailed ”, it is argued.
The reference followed the many millions invested by Man. City in reinforcing the squad over the years, especially since the arrival of Pep Guardiola.
“Since being acquired by the current Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates in 2008, Manchester City have spent more money than any other team in the world. The investment has been even higher in the five seasons that Guardiola already leads as the club’s coach, but the main goal, achieving what FC Porto has already achieved twice, with infinitely more limited means, has continued to be achieved. If they always benefited from arbitrations like yesterday, the story would certainly be very different … »
