Chelsea Boss Thomas Tuchel Blasts Ref for Laughing with Carlo Ancelotti After Chelsea's Champions League Loss

• Thomas Tuchel has expressed his disappointment after spotting the referee having a light moment with Carlo Ancelotti
• The awkward moment happened shortly after the final whistle of Chelsea's Champions League clash with Real Madrid
• Tuchel conceded that he was unhappy seeing the match official share a joke with Ancelotti, insisting it was "bad timing"
• Despite Chelsea winning the clash 3-2, they bowed out of the competition on a 5-4 goal aggregate loss

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel was left fuming after he spotted the referee sharing a joke with his Real Madrid counterpart Carlo Ancelotti shortly after the Blues' Champions League heartbreak.

The Premier League giants were looking to overturn a 3-1 scoreline suffered in the first leg of their quarter-final tie with Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge.

However, Tuchel's men fell short of the target despite securing a 3-2 thrilling win over the La Liga giants at Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday night, April 12.

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Chelsea's chaotic encounter was settled in the sixth minute of extra-time when Karim Benzema pounced to score Real's second goal to secure an astonishing 5-4 aggregate for the Spanish giants.

Mason Mount, Antonio Rudiger, and Timo Werner had earlier put the Blues on course to qualifying for the semis, only for Rodrygo to score with nine minutes left on the clock to force the tie into extra time.

It was during the period when Benzema's moment of magic eliminated Chelsea from the competition as Real progressed to the last four.

Thomas Tuchel slams ref for joking with Ancelotti

There was more drama after the final whistle of the clash as Tuchel was left angry with the referee for sharing a joke with Ancelotti.

While Tuchel was disappointed with the overall officiating of the tie, he was particularly bothered with the referee's decision to have a light moment with his opposite no.2.

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"I was disappointed that the referee had a good time with my colleague, Carlo Ancelotti. I know Carlo is a gentleman and a nice guy, but when I wanted to go and say thank you for the match, I saw him smiling and laughing loudly with the opponents’ coach," he noted as quoted by Metro UK.

"I think this is the very, very wrong time to do this after a final whistle and 126 minutes where one team gave all their hearts and fought until the last drop," he added.

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Aware of the mountainous task before them, Thomas Tuchel's men kicked off a dominant performance at Bernabeu and took the lead after 15 minutes of action through Mason Mount.

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Antonio Rudiger doubled the advantage shortly after the break before Werner put the visitors on the brink in the 75th minute with his side's third goal of the match.

However, Rodrygo and Karim Benzema found the back of the net minutes later to eliminate Tuchel's men on a 5-4 goal aggregate