Ref defends del Horno red card

Referee Terje Hauge insists he was right to send off Chelsea full-back Asier del Horno in the Champions League defeat to Barcelona.

The Spaniard was shown a straight red card for a foul on Lionel Messi in the 37th minute, a decision which Blues boss Jose Mourinho claims cost his side the game.

But Hauge told TV3: “I feel it is important to see the situation live. When you see it in slow motion, you can be fooled by how he got into the situation.

“I have got a good feeling myself, but the red card was a key moment for how the match would develop.

“The incident will probably get discussed in the coming few days. It was expected that it would be a tough match and it was.”