Pellegrini Says Jonas Eriksson Is Not Impartial.

Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini said Swedish referee Jonas Eriksson favoured Barcelona in the Spanish side's 2-0 victory at Etihad Stadium. 

Eriksson awarded Barcelona a penalty and sent off City defender Martin Demichelis as the visitors won the Champions League last-16 first-leg tie.

Pellegrini claimed Eriksson was "not impartial to both teams".
The Chilean added: "The referee decided the game. He was on Barcelona's side from the beginning until the end."

Demichelis was sent off for a 54th-minute foul on Lionel Messi, who converted the resultant penalty to break the deadlock.

Pellegrini said a referee from Sweden should not have been chosen to officiate the game, and claimed Eriksson had "rearranged" a mistake he made in Barcelona's Champions League quarter-final against AC Milan in 2012. 

Pellegrini added: "Before the penalty, which was outside the area, there was a foul on Jesus Navas. He didn't control any of the game.
"I think it was not a good idea to put a referee from Sweden in charge of this match, and a referee who made an important mistake against Barcelona in a previous match. Today he rearranged it.
"The more important mistake is the foul against Navas, and secondly the penalty.