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I will crap on PL referees as much as anyone by wcnitz

I think their standards have fallen and I'm largely disappointed in their work. But Michael Oliver had a great game yesterday.

Making that call at that moment is incredibly difficult. He got the penalty 100% right. Yes, Buffon's reaction is emotional and a huge moment for him and his career. Doesn't justify his reaction. He made physical contact with Oliver twice - you can debate on whether or not one of those times is intentional (Costa may have actually pushed him into Oliver), but it is irrelevant.

And the match report (as far as I know) isn't public yet, and that will have more information as to why he was sent off.