Emma Hayes blasts Kadeisha Buchanan's bizarre red card as the 'worst decision in women's Champions League HISTORY' after Barcelona knocked out 10-woman Chelsea in the semi-finals

Emma Hayes slammed Kadeisha Buchanan's reddish paper arsenic nan 'worst determination successful women's Champions League history' aft her Chelsea squad suffered heartbreak against Barcelona.

The Blues had travel into nan 2nd limb of their semi-final pinch a 1-0 advantage aft past week's triumph successful Spain, but a first half onslaught from Aitana Bonmati brought Barca level earlier Fridolina Rolfo converted a 75th infinitesimal penalty.

Hayes felt that telephone was 'soft', but was near raging by referee Iuliana Demetrescu's determination to springiness Kadeisha Buchanan a 2nd yellowish paper connected nan hr people pinch nan necktie successful nan balance.

Replays showed Buchanan had won nan ball, but because it was a 2nd yellowish alternatively than a consecutive red, VAR could not intervene.

'We were robbed,' Hayes said. 'Even nan Barcelona players said nan referee was adjuvant to them. I didn't deliberation it was a foul, fto unsocial a yellowish card.

'When you suffer a game, for america we didn't consciousness we sewage nan opportunity to suffer it, that was taken away.

'I was amazed erstwhile I saw her [the referee] selected, she's known for easy cards. That was astir apt nan worst determination successful UEFA Women's Champions League history.

'I genuinely judge we were connected apical of nan game, we'd conscionable deed nan post, we could consciousness nan momentum going successful that direction.

'I stood location and looked astatine nan 4th charismatic and said 'surely that will beryllium checked' and she said 'it can't connected a yellow.' There's thing you tin do erstwhile it's specified a unspeakable determination and it's already difficult enough.

'The charismatic has made a horrific decision. We can't talk astir thing else.

I thought it was arsenic soft but she's an astonishing player, Bonmati. Because Ash is connected nan extracurricular of her, she's clever. She leaves her limb there.'You request everything to spell your way, 2 yellowish cards, a deflection and a penalty, everything went their way.'

Barca's winning extremity came from nan punishment spot but that determination was besides controversial, pinch replays indicating Bonmati had initiated nan interaction from Ashley Lawrence.

'I thought it was arsenic soft but she's an astonishing player, Bonmati. Because Ash is connected nan extracurricular of her, she's clever. She leaves her limb there.

'They had nary large chances each evening. Up until nan 2nd yellowish we were connected top. I could consciousness nan momentum from nan crowd and nan players.

'We can't do thing astir it. We expect nan champion from our officials. It is really difficult to take.'