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Xavi's fury with the referee on his AFC Champions League debut

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Posted Thursday, August 08, 2019 by Marca.com

Xavi's fury with the referee on his AFC Champions League debut

Xavi Hernandez was furious when the referee refused to award Al Sadd a penalty for a clear handball in stoppage time of their AFC Champions League match away to Al-Duhail on Tuesday.

That game was Xavi's first AFC Champions League game in charge of Al Sadd, and he responded to the referee's decision by kicking a bottle which saw his shoe fly into the air.

The Al Sadd players, including captain Gabi, also believed that it should have been a handball and surrounded the referee, yet he stood by his decision and the game finished 1-1.

Akram Afif gave Xavi's side the lead after half an hour, but Youssef Msakni levelled the scores just before the half-time interval.



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