Do Parisians benefit from arbitration? This is the feeling of the people of Rennes after their visit to the Parc des Princes.
Within a few seconds, Stade Rennais achieved a double feat never before seen this season: dominating PSG while subjecting them to silence. Reaching the score at the last second of added time when Amine Gouiri had nicely given them the advantage, the Bretons had to resolve to share the points at the Parc des Princes by conceding a penalty conceded in the controversy.
In the final Parisian action of the match, Gonçalo Ramos collapsed in the area, the victim of a presumed scything by Steve Mandanda. Mr. Dechepy did not flinch, before granting the penalty to PSG after alerting the VAR and viewing images which were, however, not very convincing. The video assistance, strangely, having noted a clear error on the part of the referee and thus challenged him, in accordance with the regulations.
Mandanda and Stéphan contest
The penalty transformed by Gonçalo Ramos himself (90e+7), the two teams thus left back to back (1-1). To the great dismay of Steve Mandanda, who on Canal+ Foot did not hide his frustration: “ It’s horrible because we did everything necessary to win this match. Taking this penalty like that, at the end… In addition, on a decision… Afterwards, he (Ramos) played it well. He pushed. When you look at the slow motion, it starts to fall even before contact with me. It’s weird to draw in Paris and be frustrated. But that’s a good sign. »
For Julian Stéphan, invited to react to this specific action at a press conference, the explanation is obvious. “ The performance of the players, plus the way we take this penalty, obviously frustrates usunderlines the Rennes coach. That’s “big team penalties”, or only in certain stadiums, not everywhere… It’s a shame. (…) I am very calm, very peaceful. I say things as I mean them, with great respect for everyone. »
