Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor fumes at refereeing as Katie McCabe defends hair-pull incident

The Republic of Ireland international posted shortly after the game that she wanted “to clarify that I was genuinely reaching for the shirt, I wouldn’t ever want to pull someone’s hair. Full respect to Thompson”. 

Sonia Bompastor, manager of Chelsea, reacts after being shown a yellow card by referee Frida Mia Klarlund as Katie McCabe of Arsenal looks on. Pic: Warren Little/Getty Images

Sonia Bompastor blasted the refereeing in the Champions League as “not good enough” after she was shown two yellow cards and emotions boiled over following Katie McCabe’s hair pull on Alyssa Thompson in a frantic end to their two-legged quarter-final defeat by Arsenal.

The holders, Arsenal, progress despite the controversy, and will play the winner of Thursday night’s quarter-final between Lyon and Wolfsburg, with the German side taking a 1-0 lead into the second leg.