Gary Neville fumes as Valencia denied in penalty drama

Valencia boss Gary Neville called the officiating “scandalous” after a refereeing error saw the Spanish club’s youth side lose to Chelsea in a controversial penalty shoot-out last night.

The Uefa Youth League match ended 1-1 at Chelsea’s Cobham training ground before going to penalties.

Chelsea won the shoot-out 5-4, but only after Alberto Gil’s spot-kick - Valencia’s first of the shoot-out - was wrongly disallowed. Videos showed the ball crossing the line before striking a stanchion and bouncing clear, but both the referee and the official on the goal-line ruled it had hit the post.