‘Let’s Start With Compliment For The Referee’: Liverpool Boss Arne Slot Praises Danny Makkelie

‘Let’s Start With Compliment For The Referee’: Liverpool Boss Arne Slot Praises Danny Makkelie

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Arne Slot was full of praise for referee Danny Makkelie playing so much stoppage time in the 5-4 win for Barcelona.

Arne Slot’s Liverpool face PSV Eindhoven in their final league game. (AP Photo)

Barcelona’s spectacular fightback against Benfica on Tuesday meant Liverpool would have to wait another week to be confirmed winner of the league phase of the new look Champions League.

But manager Arne Slot was full of praise for referee Danny Makkelie playing so much stoppage time in the 5-4 win for Barcelona.

“Let’s start with a compliment for the referee in Lisbon,” Slot said. “Because for the times I’ve worked in football, I saw four minutes of extra time and then there was three minutes of time delaying and then at four minutes the referee blew his whistle.

“But this referee kept on playing for a while, so maybe that was not in our advantage this time, but I like to see these things.”

Liverpool confirmed their place in the last 16 with a 2-1 victory over Lille at Anfield. It looked set to advance as league winner until Barcelona’s comeback at Estadio da Luz.

Benfica led 3-1 and 4-2 in the game, but were stunned by goals in the 86th and 96th minutes from Eric Garcia and Raphinia, respectively.

Liverpool still top the standings with a 100% record in Europe’s elite club competition this season.

Barcelona are three points behind in second.

Liverpool play PSV Eindhoven in their final game of the league phase next week, while Barcelona play Atalanta.

(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – Associated Press)

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