Futbol W: UWCL Semifinals Are Set!
Refereeing controversy
If the VAR is not able to check that situation, I don't know why we have the VAR. It's not the first time now; why are they not going back to that, just checking and having a clear call on that?
There's no debate for me. There's no question about it. It's a red card. You could have done anything else. You could have tripped her up. You could have slide tackled her from behind, anything other than pulling someone's hair.
Katie is a good friend of mine, but that has to go out the window in this situation because it's a red card all day long. The referee is completely wrong.
Real Madrid performance
I have to be really critical of Real Madrid. They were so poor. It can't just be that the women's game has progressed so much; you can't just have one player and expect Linda Caicedo to run against six Barcelona backline players.
Real Madrid investment
They need more investment. There is a huge separation, a huge disconnect between Barcelona and where the standard is. If you're Real Madrid and you want to be in that position, it's not good enough.
Refereeing standards
In the English Premier League, the referees are nowhere near the standard at this moment in time anyway, but it is worse, far worse, in the women's game.
Chelsea FC performance
It's been nowhere near good enough this season for Chelsea and I don't really understand why there's been such a big drop-off.
Transfer rumors
I said, why would Alexia Putellas leave this? I understand players wanting to challenge themselves, but they adore her. She's the queen of Barcelona.
Chelsea FC tactics
I think it speaks true to me a lot the fact that Lucy Bronze played at centre-back tonight and Naomi Girma was on the bench. There's just a lot going on at that football club that doesn't really seem to make sense to me.
Arsenal Champions League
It's a bit crazy to be celebrating a loss. So firstly, that hurts. I want to keep a clean sheet, but to come in and defend a 3-1 lead is difficult.
Managerial analysis
I think Jonathan Giraldez's coaching in Europe suits him better than the way it did in the NWSL with the Washington Spirit. Because of the periodization of training, it's just different.
