Beaten by PSG (1-2) at the end of a particularly contested Classic, OM can inevitably harbor regrets, notably on several missed opportunities by Neal Maupay. But another action caused a lot of talk the day after the meeting. In the 38th minute, Amine Gouiri collapsed in the Parisian area after contact with Désiré Doué. François Letexier did not whistle a penalty and the VAR, with Bastien Dechépy and Wilfried Bien, did not intervene. For Provencethis decision could have changed the scenario of the meeting. The Marseille daily believes in particular that Doué “never touch the ball and take both legs” by Gouiri. “The contact is obvious, the fault seems to be just as obvious”writes the media, while recalling that the penalty would still have had to be transformed.
This decision comes after OM had already been particularly frustrated by several referee interventions during the match. The Marseille daily highlights in particular the numerous contacts suffered by Igor Paixão before his exit due to injury half an hour into the game, as well as the card episode targeting Timothy Weah, finally sent off in the 77th minute after receiving a second warning. In a match where Paris dominated for a long time but where Marseille was able to come back to 1-1 thanks to Angel Gomes before giving in on Marquinhos’ goal nine minutes later, the Gouiri episode therefore remains one of the main contentious actions of the evening. For Provencethis penalty not awarded could have “change everything”.
