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Paris St
Germain's Zlatan Ibrahimovic will not have his red card cancelled (Photo: Press
Association)
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Paris St
Germain will not be able to overturn Zlatan Ibrahimovic's red card despite
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho calling on the European governing body to cancel the
dismissal.
UEFA has
announced that referees' decisions are viewed as final unless it is a case of
mistaken identity.
PSG head
coach Laurent Blanc said the club would consider making an appeal but UEFA's
position means Ibrahimovic will be suspended for at least one match as a result
of his red card which was shown for a foul on Chelsea midfielder Oscar.
Press association reports:
A UEFA
spokesman pointed to its disciplinary regulations which state: "Decisions
taken by the referee on the field of play are final and may not be reviewed by
the UEFA disciplinary bodies."
Mourinho
said after the 2-2 draw which saw PSG win on away goals that he "hopes
UEFA can minimize the mistake".
He said:
"He would tell me if there was a reason for a red card. He was very
disappointed. If that's the case I hope they can minimize the mistake and let
him play in the quarter-finals because if he did nothing wrong he deserves
that."
Blanc said
after the game: "There will be a committee who will convene to talk about
the decision and I hope he will be in our party for the quarter-final."
Manchester United
failed in an attempt to overturn a red card for Darren Fletcher in 2009 after
he was sent off in the Champions League semi-final against Arsenal despite
video replays showing he had made little if any contact, and the Scotland
midfielder went on to miss the final.
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