Paris Saint-Germain launched their European campaign last night. And for this first in the Champions League, the residents of the Parc des Princes welcomed Borussia Dortmund. A serious opponent. But that did not prevent the residents of the Parc des Princes from winning in front of their audience. Indeed, they won the match 2 to 0 thanks to achievements from Kylian Mbappé (from a penalty in the 49th) and Achraf Hakimi (58th). Moreover, the opening score in Paris caused controversy in Germany.
Indeed, the German press is not convinced that there was a penalty following KM7’s restart blocked by Nicklas Süle’s arm in the 47th minute. But the referee decided to designate the penalty point. Kicker speaks this Wednesday of a “controversial penalty”. On the side of Borussia Dortmund, this fact of play is also the talk of the town. After the match, sports director Sebastian Kehl let loose in front of the journalists.
BVB has it bad
“Of course, (Süle’s) arm is just a little bit out, but what should he do? I mean, it’s almost a supporting arm at this point and Niklas falls to the ground. I think in a match like this, in a situation like this, he (the referee) should at least take a look. You have the opportunity to do this. Why you don’t do that, why he’s been so firm about it, I don’t know. Overall, there were few opportunities to chat with the referee in today’s match, but that wasn’t the problem.” Marius Wolf, very upset, agrees with him.
“The referee was very arrogant on the pitch. He wouldn’t let anyone talk to him, even though people spoke to him very calmly. This annoys me a little. If you treat someone with respect, you expect them to do the same. Edin Terzic did not want to argue at a press conference. “Marquinhos also took the ball on his arm. With the hand, it’s always complicated, there is no rule too clear. PSG will say that it was hand and we that it is not the case. But in the end, it’s mainly that we weren’t aggressive enough in the game.” BVB will have to do better to hope to survive in this competition.
