The Lyonnais were angry on Sunday after the defeat conceded against PSG at the end of the 12e day of Ligue 1. Consequence of the scenario of the meeting with in particular this decisive goal scored by Joao Neves at the end of added time and especially certain refereeing decisions by Mr. Bastien, first and foremost the exclusion of Nicola Tagliafico two minutes before the winning goal.
“ Nico (Tagliafico) is sent off, second card. But Afonso, how many fouls suffered and they didn’t get a card? Opposite, they are the best team in Europe, they do not need to play with 16, railed Jorge Maciel, Paulo Fonseca’s assistant, at the Ligue1+ microphone, adding: “Already on PSG’s first goal, there is a foul on Rachid Ghezzal. The second goal is a scandal. Nico’s action is red card and penalty (just before the break). »
“Significant refereeing errors”
But the Portuguese technician was not the only one to be protested against Mr. Bastien. The same was true for Matthieu Louis-Jean, the technical director of OL. “There is really disappointment because we consider that there are significant refereeing errors, he castigated in the mixed zone. Once again, we are completely incomprehensible. Penalty from Zabarnyi, there is a hand which is clear in my opinion, we saw the slow motion. On Tessmann, there is a foul, he hits the knee, it’s obvious… at some point, I don’t know what to do. »
“This evening, Mr. Bastien’s arbitration, a catastrophe, he added. No I didn’t see him after the match but anyway, he never says anything, it’s never their fault. And on Monday, the week will start again without any problem. It’s starting to do a lot! Again, what can we do? We tried everything, we tried the exchange, we went to see them, we said things… now it’s starting to do a lot for us. »
And according to the Lyon leader, the problem is more global. “There is a real problem of consistency in the refereeing but we repeat it every weekend. It’s not just us. I watch Monaco-Lens, penalty for Monaco incomprehensible, red card for Monaco incomprehensible, he lamented. You have to ask yourself questions. We will surely have to sit around a table and think about the refereeing because every weekend, not just us, all the Ligue 1 teams consider that there are problems. I am incomprehensible. What should we do?! What must be done to have correct refereeing every weekend in Ligue 1.”
