1.   Although television replays indicated that the ball passed the goal mouth line, English referee Paul Durkin ruled it out.

2.   But English referee Ed Morrison ruled he failed to ground the ball.

3.   But they opted to kick for goal when English referee Eddie Morrison eventually awarded them a penalty, but Carlos Spencer missed.

4.   English referee Graham poll showed the yellow card to four Portuguese players, including Capucho who misses next game.

5.   English referee Dermot Gallagher, who needed treatment earlier for a calf muscle injury, limped off and was replaced by countryman Paul Durkin.

6.   English referee David Elleray booked Roberto Franchini, Luigi Apolloni and Couto, all of Parma, for rough play.

7.   Every English referee would have taken it.

8.   It was a costly defeat for Nantes which had six players cautioned by English referee Dermot Gallagher.

9.   One problem for coach Berti Vogts was that English referee David Elleray showed the yellow card to six of his players as well as four of the Czech team.

10.   Three players were booked by English referee Graham Poll, Bixente Lizarazu and Christian Karembeu of France and Mild.