Ref Damir Skomina has hit back at Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger after their bust-up during victory over AC Milan.

Wenger was hit by a UEFA charge after clashing with Skomina during the game.

Skomina told The Sun: "Wenger's complaints say a lot about him. We had to be careful not to make any mistakes with the result that someone might say his team was knocked out because of us."

Wenger was furious with the number of free-kicks awarded to the Italians as his side battled to a 3-0 win but crashed out 4-3 on aggregate.

Skomina added: "It was a very important game.

"In our preparations, we considered a lot of different game scenarios and one was exactly as it happened in the first half - that Arsenal would go for it 'all or nothing' by putting maximum pressure on Milan's players and trying to disrupt their game. It almost worked."