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Jose Hiddink remembers: Because of the Chelsea-Barcelona game in 2009 I started to suspect the UEFA - Walla! Sports

2022-04-28T05:16:46.011Z


The former Chelsea coach will not forget the errors of judgment that led to Barcelona's promotion to the final in 2009, and suspected that "the UEFA is trying to prevent two teams from the same league from reaching the final"


Jose Hiddink remembers: Because of the Chelsea-Barcelona game in 2009 I started to suspect the UEFA

The former Chelsea coach will not forget the errors of judgment that led to Barcelona's promotion to the final in 2009, and suspected that "the UEFA is trying to prevent two teams from the same league from reaching the final"

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28/04/2022

Thursday, 28 April 2022, 07:40 Updated: 07:42

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Former Chelsea coach Jose Hiddink claims that the Blues' famous and controversial loss to Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final in 2009 made him "suspect conspiracy theory" about UEFA's conduct, following a chain of refereeing errors in the game. Chelsea were already on the verge Qualifying for the Champions League final after leading 0-1, but Andres Iniesta sent Barça to the final with an unforgettable equalizer just before the final whistle



. Which caused a great stir in Europe, and made many fans in Europe suspect that the referee was in favor of Barcelona - mainly because the UEFA did not want two years in a row Manchester United final against Chelsea.

United had already promised the day before to qualify for the final.

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Will not forget this day.

Hiddink (Photo: Reuters)

"It was a huge disappointment," Hiddink recalled in an interview. , The judge just dismissed it.



"A lot of people claimed it was addicted.

Deep in my heart I do not believe it, but then was the only time I doubted it.



"Chelsea and United had played against each other in the final the year before. With the control of the English league, I started to develop some conspiracy theories, such as the UEFA trying to prevent two teams from the same league from reaching the final again."

An unforgettable moment.

Iniesta (Photo: GettyImages)

It should be noted that despite the stinging disappointment, Hiddink also knew how to appreciate Andres Iniesta.

"This goal hurt us, but he was an outstanding player, I talked to him about it a few years later," the Dutchman recalled, "he also scored the winning goal in the World Cup final between the Netherlands and Spain. , I was the coach of the Netherlands, and my immediate reaction was to ask the crowd to stop with it. Then Iniesta himself sent me a WhatsApp thank you, and thanked me for what I said. I told him my behavior was normal. There are things that are beyond football - like mutual respect between people, Beyond the player. "

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