Mourinho slams ref Webb after exit

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho lashed
out at English referee Howard Webb after
his side were denied a place in the
Champions League final by Borussia
Dortmund on Tuesday.
Real came within a whisker of pulling off a
remarkable comeback after losing their
semifinal first leg 4-1 in Germany last
week but came up just short with a 2-0
win at the Bernabeu to exit 4-3 on
aggregate.
Mourinho, who knows Webb well from his
days as Chelsea manager, said the official
should have dismissed Dortmund's Mats
Hummels for handball in the second half
and accused him of not doing so to allow
the centre back to play in next month's
final.
"It's incredible and I continue to say the
same that he is a fantastic referee,"
Mourinho told Spanish television.
"But it's incredible that he didn't give
Hummels a red card," added the
outspoken Portuguese, who is a regular
critic of match officials and has clashed
several times with soccer authorities.
"I have spoken to him (Webb) already
and he didn't give Mats Hummels a red
card so that Mats Hummels can play in
the final.
"There were 18 minutes left in the
match. I come to the conclusion that in
the end Webb is as good a referee as he
is a person, with a big heart.
"Because he let a player off a red card to
the detriment of the other team."
Dortmund will play Bayern Munich or
Barcelona, who meet on Wednesday with
Bayern holding a 4-0 advantage from the
first leg, in the May 25 final at London's
Wembley stadium.