It is one of the significant facts of the meeting between PSG and Liverpool this Wednesday evening. In the 27th minute, Bradley Barcola was going to the goal and headed for a duel against Alisson, but the French defender of the Ibrahim Konaté Reds returned to large strides and pushed the attacker on the back. Slightly, but enough to see the whistled fault, and therefore be expelled? This is the debate that has ignited the football planet for a few hours now.
For many, the fault was undeniable and the position of the last defender forced the Italian referee Davide Massa to take out the red card. After verification of video refereeing, the game resumed without the slightest sanction. On the set of Canal Champions ClubSamir Nasri considered the fault not clear enough to push the referee to expel Konaté, while the other consultants said the opposite.
No fault for Konaté
And the principal interested in there? For Konaté, the answer is clear: “No, that's my opinion. There is a Var, there is everything you need. If there is a stroller, I should have taken red! I tell you no. It is true that I am strong, but I don't put power, I just put my arm. There, it was really soft from me “he replied to the microphone of Canal+. With a touch of bad faith? Everyone will do their opinion.
Konaté, from the Paris region, still wanted to pay tribute to the PSG performance. “We expected this kind of match, we should not underestimate them, it is one of the best teams in Europe, especially in the construction of the game. I watched them in Ligue 1 and in the Champions League. I saw that they had a lot of qualities, we knew it was going to happen like that. But the big Champions League matches are played out for details ”he said, conclusive by one: “For me, this is one of the best teams we played this season. »»
