Do you remember him? Szymon Marciniak, the referee of the 2022 World Cup final between France and Argentina, had made several decisions which had been discussed a lot after the meeting. We had seen the Polish-the one of the best whistles on the planet-during the 2023 Champions League final between Manchester City and Inter Milan, and he directed Paris Saint-Germain twice this season, Against Atlético de Madrid (1-2) and Manchester City (4-2).
Szymon Marciniak, therefore, was in charge of the Champions League return dam between AC Milan and Feyenoord. And it went badly with the left side of the Blues, Theo Hernandez, who was of course holder in the final against Argentina (he had been replaced in the 71st minute).
Mr. Marciniak takes out the red for Hernandez
Beaten 1-0 Going to Rotterdam, AC Milan had nevertheless started ideally with a goal from the first minute of the Mexican gunner Santiago Gimenez arrived this winter from … from Feyenoord. But everything changed for the Rossoneri and for Theo Hernandez, in two stages. First a yellow card, for an obvious (and avoidable) jersey draw in the central round (44th). And when the French then collapsed in the area, Mr. Marciniak released a new box to exclude it to simulate (51st).
In slow motion, we realize that Theo Hernandez falls without being touched. And even if the Frenchman does not claim anything, the Polish referee did not hesitate for a second when he came out the second yellow card, which seems logical. This weighed AC Milan which saw Feyenoord equalize on a head of Julian Carranza (77th), for the aim of qualification. The Argentinian had taken the best on the young left side Davide Bartesaghi (19), who entered the place of Theo Hernandez…
