Pellegrini’s outburst came after Eriksson awarded Barcelona a disputed 54th-minute penalty and sent off City defender Martin Demichelis at the Etihad.
Lionel Messi converted from the spot — his first goal in nine away ties at Premier League grounds — and Dani Alves’ late second gave the Catalan club a 2-0 win that leaves City’s hopes in tatters.
Pellegrini faces disciplinary action from UEFA after claiming that the match official was ‘not impartial’. The Chilean alleged that Eriksson was compensating for mistakes he made in Barcelona’s goalless 2012 quarter-final against AC Milan — when he rejected two clear penalty appeals — and that a referee from Sweden was not adequate for such a big game.
Pellegrini said: ‘He refereed Barcelona against Milan and made an important error against Barca — tonight he remedied it. From the beginning the referee was not impartial to both teams.
Take a second at the pictures below and judge if the referee was right or wrong
this is a clear penalty that also deserve a double red card. it is a pity I could not watch this match . the best game in Championship
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