PSG struck a big blow on Wednesday on the lawn of the Montjuic Olympic stadium. Despite the absences of five usual holders and the opening of the Blaugrana score after just over a quarter of an hour, the European Champions did honor their status by winning 2-1 in Catalonia.
And even stronger, the success of the Red and Blue has hardly suffered from the dispute given their domination, especially in the second period. Like Hansi-Dieter Flick, the Barça coach, or several players, the Spanish press has also admitted the superiority of the Parisian club.
However, a fact of play went wrong in Spain. For many, PSG should have finished the meeting ten. The fault in Nuno Mendes, guilty of an intervention on Lamine Yamal just outside the surface which should have asserted a second warning to him after the first yellow box received just before half time.
Nuno Mendes should have been excluded, Frenkie de Jong too
“” The fault and the cardboard seemed obvious, but the referee only whistled a fault. He did not want to take out yellow, because it would have been the second and therefore an expulsion. A red that could have changed the match ”, wrote about it Vanguardia. “It's a turning point in the match. Clearly, Nuno Mendes deserved to be excluded. Barça can consider itself injured on this action. It is a gross lack of arbitration ”, launched a columnist on the El Chiringuito set.
However, Nuno Mendes was not the only one to get away with it on Wednesday. It was the same of Frenkie de Jong, guilty of a nasty fault on Nuno Mendes shortly after the half hour of play. And to believe the former Spanish referee Iturralde González, the tackle of the Dutch international undoubtedly deserves a red card than a simple yellow card.
“” De Jong took a risk and could have seen red. Since the Var, he n'would not have Andrare that the dSnack be Changée. Cis a fortuitous sole, but these actions, if you look at the Rie, 100 % would be red because it is'there is no more contributionbody or force in the'action »»he said to AS.
