A finale that goes badly
If the whole of Europe is impressed by the Luis Enrique version of PSG after this second qualification in a row for the Champions League final, this is also the case in the south of France, but with much more bitterness.“PSG can always dream of a double”written soberly Provence. You then just have to read the content to quickly understand that the happiness of PSG will not help the Marseillais in this terrible moment for their club. “While they are witnessing the collapse of their favorite team, they are also forced to witness another spectacle that is not very pleasant for them: the brilliant domination of the Parisian rival over European football. »writes the Provençal daily. Very attached to the Champions League won in 1993, the Olympians will never lose the slogan “forever the first“. On the other hand, this PSG is well on its way to being “forever the first” to win it twice. To do this, we will have to overcome Arsenal on May 30.
The referee takes it for his rank
“Bayern eliminated after refereeing scandal”title Bild. The German newspaper makes no bones about it, Bayern should have benefited from a penalty, or even a numerical superiority. “ Referee extinguishes hat-trick dream », even adds the daily in its interior pages. It must be said that Joao Pinheiro’s first half was eventful, especially due to two incidents of play. On the one hand, Nuno Mendes’ hand in the middle of a counter-attack, which was not whistled. Already warned, the Portuguese should have been excluded according to the Munich camp. Except that the referee of the match did not whistle a hand and even whistled against Konrad Laimer for a hand just before that of the Portuguese. A contentious decision which did not convince many people, especially not Vincent Kompany. “I was 10 meters away and not once did I have the impression that Konrad had touched the ball with his hand. He took it with his hip. For me, it was clearly a second yellow card. This scene is decisive for the match. » The second arrived a few minutes later, on a clearance, Vitinha shot at the loose hand of Joao Neves. Not even a poker face for the Portuguese who had understood that there was a hand, but still no whistle for the referee of the match. Because yes, the rule confirms this decision. The IFAB regulations state that a foul must be called if the player “touches the ball with his arm or hand having artificially increased the surface covered by his body”. But the authority also specifies that it is not a fault if the ball leaves the foot of one of the teammates of the author of the hand. Vincent Kompany explained that he understood the rule, even if the penalty whistled last week against Bayern inevitably leaves him with regrets.
An Enrique-Arteta final which delights Catalonia
In Spain, this PSG Arsenal poster in the Champions League final is making people happy, especially in Catalonia. Luis Enrique and Mikel Arteta have one thing in common, they were trained at Barça and the Parisian coach was even the coach. “Super Final Lucho Arteta”adds the Catalan press, proud to have two Spanish technicians who manage two foreign clubs. Obviously, Luis Enrique has an advantage since he will play his third Champions League final and for the moment, he is in 2/2. The PSG coach is considered by many to be the best coach in the world, a victory on May 30 would surely allow him to be considered one of the best in history, if that is not already the case.
