Paris Saint-Germain had several chances but could not capitalize, falling 1-0 in Liverpool on Wednesday evening at the Parc des Princes during the first leg of their round of the UEFA Champions League.
The only goal has arrived late in the second half, but the most discussed moment of the match occurred halfway through the first. Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate defeated Bradley Barcola.
Var examined the incident to determine if it justified a red card for denying a score opportunity, but after the check, the referee chose not to act.
However, the decision triggered a backlash in the French media. Jérôme Rothen of RMC Sport criticized the arbitration, the sub-child caller during the 1-0 defeat of PSG. He argued that Konate’s fault on Barcola should have caused a red card and described the call a “huge error”.
The former player calls on the French media to “stop crying”
In his exclusive column for Taken into accountThe old Aston villa and the Liverpool striker, Stan Colalymore, shared his reflections at the controversial moment and also targeted French media and experts.
“Many experts have said that Liverpool got out with one at night – and they did it – but looking at this, you must also look at the mentality they have shown,” wrote Collymore. “PSG has created a lot of chance, they were Getting a lot of goals in the preparation of the match, but they still couldn’t score, and Liverpool managed to keep a white leaf.
“The reality now for PSG is that they cannot apologize to Anfield. Their players, coaches staff, as well as French media and experts, they Need to stop crying and go to Anfield and be more clinical in front of the goal. If they do this, and also keep a white sheet, they are likely to return it. But I think if they spent next week crying during the first step, they will Approach the second stage in the same way, and Liverpool would take advantage of it.
“I think Konate was lucky not to be sent. For me, it’s a red card, but there were 10 other incidents during the match you can say aboutThen you are dealing with hypotheses. The reality is that on the ground, the referee decided that was not a red card. On this incident, I think there was a little calendar behind, and it was mainly motivated by the French media. »»
