There was no match on Sunday between OM and PSG. The meeting was indeed one-sided and the tone was set from the 7e minute when Joao Neves victoriously took over a golden serve from Bradley Barcola. The Marseillais were under water and the Classic changed definitively fifteen minutes later with the expulsion of Amine Harit.
Guilty of a sole on the chest of Marquinhos, the Moroccan international protested vigorously, but the referee of the match was inflexible, reinforced by the video assistance, and his decision did not fail to make sense. provoke heated controversy. If Roberto de Zerbi and his players remained very measured, François Letexier’s decision was denounced from all sides.
“He ruined the match, it’s crazy”wrote Pierre-Emeryck Aubameyang while Florent Sinama-Pongolle denounced a “scandalous red”. True to form, Joey Barton even saw it as proof of corruption. “ In France, they say that referees are corrupt. It is said that the Qataris are buying the referees. This decision really stinks. Why no video assistance? “, he was indignant.
Marquinhos singled out
Barely less virulent, Johan Micoud also pointed out the decision of the Breton referee. “We don’t referee an OM-PSG match in the same way as any other match. Plus, it’s the poster boy for the league. Both teams are at the top of the standings. It’s the magnifying glass, it’s the showcase of our league. If you put a red, it’s because there’s really something blatant there.” he commented in L’Equipe du Soir.
“I agree with Amine Harit. He says “I don’t see him coming”, it’s true, because he is on the side, and on the other side there is Marquinhos who arrives and who precedes him, and he brushes against him, he added, also tackling Marquinhos. And then, I blame Marquinhos because frankly, he didn’t score badly, he had to take a hit from his studs, but he stayed on the ground for five minutes. I felt like he had really put a big impact on the ribs and I was scared. But when you see the slow motion, there’s almost nothing. So a yellow, yes, I do, but when you put on a red so quickly, you have to be sure of yourself. And behind, the VAR says nothing yet… This action kills the match, it’s over. »
