Emre Can (Dortmund) after the elimination against Chelsea: “We lost because of the referee”

Emre Can (Dortmund midfielder, beaten 2-0 and eliminated by Chelseaat the microphone of Amazon Prime Video Germany) “I think we had a solid game today (Tuesday). We didn’t deserve to lose, but we lost because of the referee. Give back the penalty (from 2-0) to withdraw like that, how is it possible? I don’t understand. The referee was very bad today (Tuesday). The way he spoke to us was arrogant. We were playing at Stamford Bridge, maybe he was scared of the fans, I don’t know. UEFA should have given us another referee, it was not going at all. It’s very painful to be eliminated today. (Chelsea) played well in the first half, in the second half we had a great chance by Jude (Bellingham). But in the end, we had too few chances if we’re honest and we didn’t manage to score. »

Kai Havertz (Chelsea striker and goalscorer, on BT Sports microphone) “I don’t know what I was thinking when I found the pole (on the penalty he finally scored), but the referee made me withdraw. I was a little nervous, but I scored. I tried to wait to see (what was doing) the keeper and the second (attempt) was a little easier. These last two weeks have been difficult. We lost a lot of matches. This evening (Tuesday), it was important, it’s a big competition and it’s the last trophy you can win. We showed character and we want to continue our journey. »