Furious ex-Chelsea boss Villas-Boas held back by assistant as he’s sent off for confronting ref after Marseille draw

ANDRE VILLAS-BOAS had to be restrained by his assistant after he was sent off for confronting the referee after Marseille were held to a 2-2 draw at home to Amiens.

The former Chelsea manager saw his side drop points for the second time in three games following a late comeback from their relegation-threatened opponents.

4

4

Second-placed Marseille, who are now 12 points behind runaway leaders Paris Saint Germain, had raced into a 2-0 lead.

Villas-Boas' side seemed to be cruising to the three points when Morgan Sanson and former West Ham star Dimitri Payet netted either side of half-time.

However, Serhou Guirassy gave Amiens a lifeline with an 83rd-minute penalty, before Saman Ghoddos equalised in the fifth minute of stoppage time.

The late collapse saw a furious Villas-Boas approach referee Francois Letexier after the full-time whistle and begin waving his hand in front of his face.

His loud protests saw the official award him a yellow card, which soon turned into a red as the ex-Spurs boss refused to stop shouting his protests.

Villas-Boas was ultimately dragged away from the referee by his assistants and acknowledged his mistake in the press conference after the match.

As reported by , he said: “I apologize for this exchange of words with the referee.

"I thought it was a foul on Valere Germain and there is no foul. There is obviously a foul after on Sakai but the result is already 2-2 … it’s a normal thing of the match, it can happen.

“It is my fault. We have to control the match after 2-0 and if not, it is my fault.

"I am the leader of this team, it is my responsibility, it’s up to me to give that peace of mind. We lost control of the game and we lost points at home, once again. “

(On Amiens penalty) He added: "a bad decision by the person of the VAR, who did not do his job."

Most Read in Football

'MAKE YOUR OWN MIND UP'

Amorim gives worrying update on axed star Rashford's Man Utd future

XMAS TRAGEDY

Real Madrid star's 'brother-in-law' is shot dead in Christmas Day horror

WOLVES 2 MAN UTD 0

United in chaos after embarrassing goal and Bruno red card

BRU-GO

Fernandes SENT OFF just 90 secs after half-time vs Wolves in third red of season

The game was also notable for one of the more bizarre treatments to a head injury.

Marseille striker Dario Benedetto was given a swimming cap to wear after he was treated by the medical staff.

The Argentine then wore the bright blue rubber number for the remainder of the match as Amiens sunk his chances of collecting all three points.

4

4