Borussia Dortmund has been eliminated from the last 16 of the Champions League. The Bundesliga club lost 0:2 away to Chelsea FC. BVB had won the first leg 1:0.

Dortmunders angry with referee Makkelie

Dortmunder were angry with the referee’s performance. Dutchman Danny Makkelie allowed a London handball to be taken twice in the 53rd minute of the game as BVB players had run into the penalty area too early. The referee disregarded the fact that Ben Chilwell of Chelsea FC had entered the penalty area even earlier. Chelsea’s German striker Kai Havertz failed in his first penalty attempt, but scored the second shot.

Raheem Sterling had made it 1-0 shortly before the half-time break. Dortmund’s Emre Can ranted after the match: “We lost undeservedly in the end, also because of the referee. We play here at Stamford Bridge, maybe he is afraid of the fans, but then UEFA should send another referee. It hurts extremely that we are eliminated because of a ref. “

Benfica easily through

In the second match of the evening, Benfica Lisbon won 5-1 against Club Brugge, making a total of 7-1 in the first and second legs for the team of German coach Roger Schmidt. Benfica already reached the quarter-finals of the European Cup last season.