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UEFA has no intention of changing the way officials are selected for Women's Champions League matches despite criticism from Sonia Bompastor.

The Chelsea head coach was fuming after VAR didn't highlight Katie McCabe's hair pull on Alyssa Thompson during Wednesday's quarter-final second leg, suggesting the women's game deserves better than the current standard of officiating.

Bompastor was also angry after the first leg, when the VAR didn't suggest on-field referee Alina Pesu go to a monitor after she gave a foul against Veerle Buurman to disallow a goal.

Sky Sports News understands UEFA has full faith in the officials selected in the Champions League this season given their experience in European and international competitions.

They're also confident in their training and development plans for referees in the women's game, something they've invested heavily in over the last few years.

UEFA is still waiting for last night's match reports but it is unlikely Bompastor will face disciplinary action for highlighting her longstanding grievances with referee Frida Klarlund.

No comment is being given from European football's governing body over whether McCabe should have been sent off following the hair pull on Thompson last night.

But it's understood the decision to rule out Buurman's...

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