Chelsea’s Nemanja Matic resigned to losing appeal and missing Spurs final

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Chelsea’s Nemanja Matic resigned to losing appeal and missing Spurs final

حمزة أبو أنس Montag, 23. Februar 2015

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Nemanja Matic is resigned to missing Sunday’s Capital One Cup final despite Chelsea’s decision to lodge an appeal with the Football Association against his sending off for pushing over Ashley Barnes during the draw with Burnley.

The Serb midfielder was dismissed by the referee, Martin Atkinson, whose oversight in missing Barnes’ horrific tackle to prompt that reaction has led to the referee being rested from next weekend’s Premier League fixture list. Chelsea have opted to appeal on the grounds of excessive sentence which, if successful, is likely to see Matic’s prospective three-match ban reduced but not overturned, ruling him out of the final at Wembley.