HOWLER ... Ruben appeals after Campbell and Fabianski's mix-up
ARSENE WENGER and Sol Campbell slammed blunder ref Martin Hansson after Arsenal were made to look like lemons.
Angry boss Wenger insisted Porto should not have been allowed to take a quick free-kick - after a cock-up between Lukasz Fabianski and Campbell - which led to Falcao's 51st-minute winner.
Furious Campbell claimed the referee then blocked him as he attempted to defend the free-kick.
Blunder keeper Fabianski had already gifted Porto their opener from Silvestre Varela's cross before Campbell equalised.
Swede Hansson was the ref who allowed Thierry Henry's 'Hand of Frog' goal which ended the Republic of Ireland's World Cup dream.
Wenger said: "It was a massive mistake to allow Porto to take the free-kick. You go from a situation where there is no free-kick, to one taken quickly where there is no chance to defend. The ref gave them a goal.
"What can you do? I believe first of all it was an accidental back-pass.
"Sol kicked it back with a toe kick - the ball hit Sol, it was not on purpose. It has to be intentional to be a free-kick.
"Then, in an indirect free-kick, if you allow a team to take it quickly so near the goal, how can you defend that?
"It's better than a penalty. I've never seen that and I've been in the game a long time. You cannot defend that, you cannot organise."
Campbell said: "The ref was 20 yards away. And then from the free-kick he was blocking me from getting to the ball. It was a bit of a nightmare.
"He was blocking me and that gave them an advantage. It was quick thinking from them but what can I do - shove the ref out of the way?"
Yet Arsenal skipper Cesc Fabregas slammed his bungling team.
He said: "The goals were schoolboy goals. After the second one, we were too soft. We were not strong enough to stand up."
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