The Champions League semi-final return between Bayern and PSG could have changed due to two situations. First a hand from Nuno Mendes, who could have been sent off after receiving a first warning for a foul on Michael Olise. Then a few minutes later, Joao Neves was in turn guilty of a handball in his area following a clearance from Vitinha, and without any penalty being called. If this situation had the gift of infuriating the Munich players, the regulations are simply more nuanced.
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. “ In the spirit of the game, it is a PSG player who clears his side on a teammate so there is no penalty. It would be crazy if we could award a penalty in a phase of play like that », Added referee Said Ennjimi on the Équipe channel.
