Manchester United are very lucky to still have a lead, as Chelsea have been robbed of two penalty kicks in stoppage time. The first foul, when Patrice Evra took down Ramires in the box, was as stone cold a penalty as you’ll ever see. There was strong contact in the box, Evra’s challenge obviously made it impossible for Ramires to stay on his feed, and Ramires did not embellish the contact in the slightest. Honestly, it’s probably because he felt there was no need to. It was a penalty, plain and simple. And it wasn’t given.
Chelsea FC Vs. Manchester United, 2011 UEFA Champions League: Blues Robbed Of Two Penalties
The second call was not as obvious, but a penalty nonetheless. Rio Ferdinand made contact with Fernando Torres and caused him to lose his balance in the third minute of stoppage time, though Torres embellished the contact considerably. Honestly, the right decision in that situation is probably to give a penalty to Chelsea and a yellow card to Torres for simulation, but when have you ever seen that?
As badly as Chelsea were affected by the two missed calls, they can, at the same time, feel fortunate that they finished the match with 11 men. After the second missed call, Ramires, the victim of the first missed call, appeared to push the referee. He was not disciplined at all, when the referee probably should have shown him a red card.
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