Luis Enrique appeared not to be much too anxious by the way in which his facet have been ready to snatch a late level at household to Newcastle, next a late and controversial penalty for handball.
Paris Saint-Germain trailed Newcastle 1- heading into the closing seconds of their clash in Paris in the Champions League on Tuesday night in advance of a 98th-minute equaliser.
With the hosts pushing and pushing for a leveller at the Parc des Princes, the ball appeared to arrive off Tino Livramento’s elbow in the penalty region, prompting a VAR verify.
Even so, on critique it looked as if the ball experienced come off his torso first, getting popped up at shut vary off Ousmane Dembele, with UEFA regulations ruling out any handball selection that comes of rebounded call off the player.
Nevertheless, the decision went in PSG’s favour, allowing Kylian Mbappe to transform and snatch a unforgettable – and considerably-essential – end result from the travelling Toon as the activity ended 1-1.
Luis Enrique seemed not to be also concerned by the manner in which his side ended up awarded a late location kick
PSG were awarded an injuries time penalty just after the ball struck Tino Livramento on the elbow
Inspite of a hard night time against the Newcastle back again line Kylian Mbappe remained composed and converted from 12 yards to snatch a late issue
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But when Enrique was requested about the final decision, he presented a bullish response, stating: ‘This is football, it is not basketball. We are 1 of the teams that scores the most targets in Europe, there is no question.
‘One working day the ball will not want to go in and this is what transpires. It is really like the script of a horror movie, but I hope to finish very first in the team.’
‘I am not devoted to on the lookout at the VAR, my job is to coach my staff. Check with me about everything about my workforce and I will solution you,’ explained the former Barcelona, Spain and Roma mentor.
Alexander Isak’s 1st-50 % strike had put the guests inside touching length of a massive result, owning come into the sport realistically needing 3 points to continue to keep their fate in their have hands.
On the other hand soon after the now-notorious determination they now obtain themselves third in the group on five points, needing both equally a get around AC Milan and for Borussia Dortmund to conquer PSG to development to the subsequent spherical.
Well known British figures in the game rushed to social media to slam the contact for the penalty, with Alan Shearer specifically incensed, crafting: ‘Do me a f*****g favour guy. What a load of s***. #VAR.’
Match of the Working day colleague Gary Lineker additional: ‘How on earth is that a penalty for PSG. Ludicrous.’
Former Sky Sports activities presenter Jeff Stelling wrote: ‘What a joke. VAR !! Referee totally bottled it. Disgraceful determination would make you speculate why we bother.’
Nevertheless it was not just in the Uk that the simply call appears to be to have been unpopular, with Pedro Martin of Spanish programme El Partidazo del Cope indicating: ‘This guy (Luis Enrique) has benefited today from an notorious penalty.’
Referee Szymon Marciniak made the conclusion to award the late penalty after the VAR evaluation
Newcastle legend Alan Shearer led a host of pundits enraged by the award of PSG’s penalty
When Eddie Howe was asked if he felt an injustice had been served by the referee, the Newcastle boss said: ‘Yes, I do. In my viewpoint, it wasn’t the ideal choice.
‘What you don’t consider into account with individuals replays is how brief the ball goes. It hits his chest to start with and comes up and hits his hand. If it hits his hand initially, it really is nevertheless not a penalty, simply because he’s so shut. But you can make additional of a scenario.
‘It’s not a penalty when it hits his chest initially and then hits his hand, which is minimal. His hand is not in an unnatural position. He is working and they are in a working motion. I feel it’s a very poor decision and it is massively frustrating for us, since you know how little time is left.
‘I assumed the referee was possessing a fantastic activity up until eventually this second. He had been solid. The tension place on the referee by the group was extraordinary.’
Newcastle manager Eddie Howe remained unconvinced that the handball ought to have yielded a penalty immediately after the video game
