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'The man of the match was the referee': Rennes president Nicolas Holveck launches extraordinary rant after Ligue 1 side's defeat by Chelsea as he blasts decision to send off Dalbert and failure to award penalty for Kurt Zouma handball

Rennes president Nicolas Holveck has launched an extraordinary attack on German referee Felix Zwayer after the French side's Champions League defeat by Chelsea.

The visitors were harshly reduced to 10-men in the first half of their 3-0 defeat when Dalbert received a second yellow card after a block on Tammy Abraham's shot saw the ball deflect onto his raised arm.

The Brazilian had already been booked after conceding a penalty by fouling Timo Werner - who stepped up to score - and he was soon sent off after Zwayer visited the pitchside monitor before awarding another penalty and brandishing a red card for the Rennes defender.