No doubt there will be the old cliches wheeled out about only one stat(goals) mattering, ref decisions being a poor excuse(pffft come off it... gifting illegitimate openers, not giving clear penalties,ruling out goals, just an excuse... in what world?) and the self depreciation to appear mature from the usuals.
But I beg to differ, in cup competitions you need the right decisions from the ref, you need to capitalise on the chances you have and you need your rub of the green... otherwise it's hard to play your best game and that's why we are out. How different would 2-1 have been? How different would 2-0 up at half time tonight with Pep not being sent to the stands? The answer is a lot different, game changing decisions.