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Chelsea boss Ancelotti facing UEFA rap after questioning courage, character of ref Mallenco

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti could be in hot water with UEFA after questioning the character of Spanish ref Alberto Undiano Mallenco.

Chelsea were denied a blatant penalty in the final minute of last night's Champions League quarter-final defeat to Manchester United.

"Everyone knows it was clear," said Ancelotti, who confronted Mallenco after the game. "The problem is I know it's sometimes not easy to give the penalty in the last minute, and you need to have personality, courage and character.

"Not always do referees have these kind of skills. I'm disappointed but this is the result. This is the past. It was not just the referee, but the assistant was in the right position to decide that was a penalty.

"I said to the referee that it was a penalty and he needed to whistle. He said nothing. No answer."

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