Leicester boss Craig Shakespeare said the referee “guessed” over the penalty decision that led to their defeat at Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final.
Jonas Eriksson awarded a spot-kick for a foul on Antoine Griezmann, with replays showing the offence took place outside the box.
Griezmann scored the penalty to give Atletico a 1-0 victory in Spain.
“It is a really disappointing decision by the referee,” said Shakespeare.
“It’s a key moment in the game. He has to get that one right, he can’t guess on those things. It’s a definite free-kick but it’s out of the box.
“It’s the key decisions you want correct.”
Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel was equally adamant that the decision was the incorrect one.
“It was plain and obvious to see. It has ruined our gameplan,” he told BT Sport.
“It is a decision that is tough to take when it is so clear and obvious. We should have had something from this but we have to accept it.
“We made a challenge outside of the box. They might have scored from that free-kick but obviously there is a much better chance of scoring from the penalty – but it was never a penalty.”
Source: BBC SPORTS