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The coach of the team, Dutchman Frank Rijkaard, reportedly communicated with the match referee from Sweden, Anders Frisk, during the highly publicized first round of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final with a break. This was confirmed today by UEFA.
After the match lost in Barcelona, "Chelsea" claimed that F. Rijkaard talked to the referee during the break and could influence the referee's decisions. It should be noted that in the second half of the match, A. Frisk sent off D. Drogba with two yellow cards, leaving the visitors to play with ten men, causing dissatisfaction for the London club.
"The referee confirmed to us that he spoke to F. Rijkaard by his dressing room door," said UEFA official Pascalis Fratellia. "Rijkaard wanted to say hello and have a chat at the beginning of the tunnel. Frisk replied that now is not the time or place to talk about the match."
However, this decision should not affect the punishment given by UEFA to J. Mourinho, due to which the Portuguese cannot lead his team in both UEFA Champions League quarter-final matches against Munich.
