It ARBITRATED THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Ovrebo: "After Chelsea-Barça, had to change of hotel"
Published:18/02/2018 - 21:43h
Updated:18/02/2018 - 22:03h
The FC Barcelona deleted to Chelsea of the semifnales of the Champions League in 2009. Nine years afterwards, Tom Henning Ovrebo, referee of this meeting, commented it sucedido during the party and what happened afterwards
The FC Barcelona will have to confront with Chelsea this Tuesday to the 20:45 in the expected duel of Champions League. The Barcelona team plays big part of the season in Stamford Bridge, stadium of the team 'blue', that already has lived historical duels between both teams. The men of Ernesto Valverde will go out to obtain a good result to sentence in the party of turn, that will contest in the Camp Nou.
In 2009 it produced one of the precedents of eliminatory between both teams. The arbitration of the party of turn, to charge of Tom Henning Ovrebo, generated controversial, since in London complained of several errors that prejudiced to Chelsea. The Norwegian referee, in an interview for Mark, revealed some details on this party.
"In his moment, received death threats"
Ovrebo Recognised that it had to change of hotel: "After the party did not speak with any footballer. I abandoned the field with dignity, went me to changing rooms that's that. This yes, memory that had to change until of hotel and that there were a lot of hostile people against us. We had to take care us that day and the following".
During the interview, asked him if it had received death threats. "In his moment, yes. Now already it is all very past. Until 2012, it was hot the subject. Afterwards it turned off. And sure that, after publishing this interview, some inflate will remember me again. But I do not have problems. The people can do what want. I have a happy life with my friends and family in Oslo. Already I assumed my errors", commented.
Party with errors... Without VAR
The Norwegian referee recognised that had errors in this party of Champions League. "There were several errors and all the world will have his opinion of these played. But, I insist, the players and the trainers also fail, and does not happen at all", signalled, adding that "if it had existed the VAR, do not think that were still today, nine years afterwards, speaking of that party, because some of my decisions had changed . Therefore I think that it is positive that the arbitration was juster. I am positive with the VAR".
