Reyes unhappy after being ruled out by ‘ridiculous’ booking

JOSE ANTONIO REYES has hit out at referee Herbert Fandel for the “ridiculous” booking which rules him out of Arsenal’s last European match at Highbury.

The Spain international is confident the Gunners can overcome his absence in their Champions League semi-final first leg against Villarreal in two weeks’ time, but felt Fandel’s decision to show him a yellow card for time wasting in their quarter-final second leg against Juventus was unjustified.

“The yellow card was simply ridiculous,” Reyes said. “The referee made that call and it’s a blow because I was looking forward to playing against Villarreal.”