It was a decision that had to go through the Marseille camp. Beaten in Bernabéu by Real Madrid (2-1), Tuesday evening for its entry into the Champions League, Olympique de Marseille sold at the end of a game on a very generous penalty given to the Merengues and transformed by Kylian Mbappé (81e). It was the Argentinian defender Facundo Medina who was sanctioned for a completely involuntary hand in the Madrid surface.
A fact of play that makes a lot of talk. On RMC waves this Wednesday, Jean-Pierre Papin pushed a big rant. The former Marseille striker accused Real Madrid of benefiting from preferential treatment on the part of the arbitrators.
“” For Real, we are much more lenient, we try to get things around. When I see the referee practically arm, arm below with Carvajal on his expulsion … Frankly, I ask myself questions … », Mistored the 1991 Golden Ballon.
Papin: “Honestly, it's grotesque”
And to add: “ On the penalty of Medina, sincerely, it's grotesque. It's a lot for a club like Real. Already that they don't need a lot of help to win matches … In addition, when we give them when they are in difficulty, it's a bit a lot … “
Jérôme Rothen also denounced the favoritism that the White House would show. “” How can we whistle penalty on this kind of gesture? It's simply scandalous, deplored the former Parisian. It's always the same, we try to drive the doors, but up there, at UEFA, they don't want to react. We saw him arriving. We know that after the red (from Dani Carvajal) – and he had trouble getting him out – the referee will compensate as he can. We have seen him in some decisions, boxes that he comes out more easily to Marseillais, or on this fact of play where there is an uncertainty and where he says to himself “we are going to whistle, it will pass like a letter to the post”. »»
