Jamie Carragher has slammed the reaction of the Chelsea players just before Zlatan Ibrahimovic was sent off on Wednesday night. Paris Saint-Germain lost the Swedish striker in the 31st minute of their remarkable 2-2 Champions League Round of 16 second leg draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
'Ibra' was shown a red card by referee Bjorn Kuipers for a tackle on Blues midfielder Oscar but Carragher felt it was a rash decision by the Dutchman which was assisted by the reaction of Jose Mournho and his men.
"The sending off is very unfortunate. It's not a red card," Carragher said on Sky Sports.
"Zlatan is actually trying to pull his foot away. You look at it and Oscar's (foot) is as high as his, if not higher, and if the referee is the other side maybe he would look at Oscar and give the decision the other way.
"The reaction from the Chelsea players is disgraceful and it's sad. It's something that's coming into the game and it comes from Jose Mourinho's teams. They have this reaction, it's not a one-off.
"Maybe what he's said beforehand in the press conference has gone into the referee's head.
"I always think with Jose Mourinho's teams, they will always be respected but they will never be loved because of situations like this.
"They take winning to a level that no other team or manager does.
"You see the reaction of some of the players and it has definitely played a part - and Mourinho's words have worked."
