José Mourinho points finger at officials after Chelsea draw

‘The second goal, the referee decided to disallow but it’s a clear goal’

José Mourinho bemoaned Chelsea's complacency and the officials after his side were made to wait to secure qualification from Champions League Group G after a 1-1 draw at minnows Maribor.

Nemanja Matic's close-range strike salvaged a draw for Chelsea after Agim Ibraimi's goal for Maribor, who were beaten 6-0 at Stamford Bridge two weeks ago.

Eden Hazard had a late penalty saved — but Mourinho felt Chelsea should already have been in front by then, only for substitute Diego Costa to have a strike ruled out for offside.

“Many times surprises happen when people are not fully focused, when they believe the game can’t be a difficult one,” Mourinho said.

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“Only when Maribor scored did the players realise the game was in danger. After that, a fantastic reaction. We deserved to win, clearly.

“We scored two goals, two very good goals. The second goal, the referee (Italian Daniele Orsato) decided to disallow but it’s a clear goal. Normally we should win because we scored two goals. But we have to accept it.

“We didn’t reach the number of goals that we should have in the second half, but the team played well. And we scored a great second goal.

“And the referee’s team did not have a good night.”