Samir Nasri was lucky to be on the pitch at half-time after a clear red-card kick on Barcelona’s Neymar. Italian referee Gianluca Rocchi settled for giving the Frenchman a yellow card in the 38th minute, when Nasri lashed out with his right boot at the Brazilian. Nasri had been hustled off the ball and his kick — an act of clear frustration with Manchester City being outplayed — left Neymar writhing in agony. Samir Nasri is shown a yellow card after he kicked Neymar with Manchester City's frustrations boiling over . Nasri was certainly lucky to remain on the pitch after he kicked out at the Brazilian superstar in the first half . Neymar tumbled to the ground following Nasri's moment of petulance with Manchester City losing the tie . The Barcelona frontman tumbles to the turf as Nasri is promptly booked by Italian referee Gianluca Rocchi . Nasri was the fourth City player to be yellow-carded at that stage. Earlier fouls had brought bookings for Fernandinho, Aleksandar Kolarov and David Silva inside 26 minutes. Silva’s tackle on Lionel Messi on the edge of the City box was a certain yellow card offence, despite the Spaniard claiming he had won the ball first. David Silva claimed he won the ball, but his tackle on Lionel Messi was a clear yellow-card offence . The Spaniard was furious as the referee cautioned him following the first-half tackle at the Nou Camp . Silva's protest in the face of the referee was out of line considering it was a clear foul on Messi . Silva’s aggressive protest in the face of the Italian referee was well over the top, as replays showed it was a clear foul. I believe Rocchi got it wrong when he awarded City a penalty for a trip on Sergio Aguero late on. Justice was done when Aguero’s kick was saved.
Samir Nasri was shown a yellow card by Italian referee Gianluca Rocchi .
But the Frenchman could have been sent off for his clear red-card kick .
Neymar was left writhing in agony on the floor following the challenge .
Man City crashed out of the Champions League after defeat in Barcelona .
Samir Nasri was lucky to be on the pitch at half-time after a clear red-card kick on Barcelona’s Neymar. Italian referee Gianluca Rocchi settled for giving the Frenchman a yellow card in the 38th minute, when Nasri lashed out with his right boot at the Brazilian. Nasri had been hustled off the ball and his kick — an act of clear frustration with Manchester City being outplayed — left Neymar writhing in agony. Samir Nasri is shown a yellow card after he kicked Neymar with Manchester City's frustrations boiling over . Nasri was certainly lucky to remain on the pitch after he kicked out at the Brazilian superstar in the first half . Neymar tumbled to the ground following Nasri's moment of petulance with Manchester City losing the tie . The Barcelona frontman tumbles to the turf as Nasri is promptly booked by Italian referee Gianluca Rocchi . Nasri was the fourth City player to be yellow-carded at that stage. Earlier fouls had brought bookings for Fernandinho, Aleksandar Kolarov and David Silva inside 26 minutes. Silva’s tackle on Lionel Messi on the edge of the City box was a certain yellow card offence, despite the Spaniard claiming he had won the ball first. David Silva claimed he won the ball, but his tackle on Lionel Messi was a clear yellow-card offence . The Spaniard was furious as the referee cautioned him following the first-half tackle at the Nou Camp . Silva's protest in the face of the referee was out of line considering it was a clear foul on Messi . Silva’s aggressive protest in the face of the Italian referee was well over the top, as replays showed it was a clear foul. I believe Rocchi got it wrong when he awarded City a penalty for a trip on Sergio Aguero late on. Justice was done when Aguero’s kick was saved.
half-time after a clear red-card kick on Rocchi settled for giving the Frenchman a yellow outplayed — left Neymar writhing in agony. Samir Nasri is shown a yellow card after he kicked Nasri is promptly booked by Italian referee Gianluca Rocchi . Nasri was the fourth City the referee cautioned him following the protest in the face of the referee was out of