The scenario of the meeting between PSG and Newcastle this Tuesday in the Champions League (1-1), with an equalizer from Mbappé on a penalty in the final moments of added time, was very poorly experienced in England, but also elsewhere.
Parisian striker Kylian Mbappé equalized Tuesday evening during the Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle (1-1) with a penalty awarded at the end of added time.
“From theft”
However, the hand whistled by the referee caused the continental press to react, who did not understand the referee’s decision in favor of the local club. The English media, in particular, are having a field day.
“The Toons Stolen in Paris”, thunders the Daily Star in its sports pages. The English newspaper even headlined “France is a thief” (sic) with a front page honoring Mbappé.
Ditto for the Daily Mail, the Telegraph, and even the Sun, for whom “the end of the match was as sickening as possible”.
😡 The tremendo enfado de @pedritoneros with Luis Enrique
😳 “This is a señor who has benefited from an infamous penalty”
📻 #PartidazoCOPE pic.twitter.com/wQ8AcxyHyx
— El Partidazo de COPE (@partidazocope) November 29, 2023
In Spain, the referees speak out. Consultant on refereeing issues for Cadena Ser, Eduardo Iturralde González made irony about the penalty awarded in PSG, saying that the “The Three Wise Men had arrived in Paris early“, offering this unexpected gift to the Ile-de-France club.
Finally, Paris received a real volley of green wood from the journalist Pedro Martin, at the microphone of radio Cope. “ Luis Enrique benefited from an infamous penalty and an uncontrolled action that can change the destiny of a club for its entire history. Football has arrived at a time where a game event can change the history of a club. As is the case with Newcastle. (…) Imagine if a World Cup final was decided on a hand like that, on a hand like that. In the end, the coaches no longer control the game. It’s an absurd hand that controls the game.”
As a reminder, by avoiding a third defeat in five Champions League matches this season, PSG keeps its destiny in its hands and could still finish first in its group in the event of a victory in Dortmund.
