2023-04-20 18:18:38
His decisions probably did not precipitate the elimination of Bayern in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Swept 3-0 in the first leg by Manchester City, the PSG scorer in the previous round needed a feat to qualify for the return. His draw (1-1) in Bavaria, this Wednesday, was therefore not enough. Nevertheless, Bayern blamed part of the fault for their exit from the road on the referee of the meeting, Clément Turpin.
The Frenchman has been the target of all Bayern players, officials and fans since the final whistle. Starting with German coach Thomas Tuchel expelled during the match for not having stopped complaining about refereeing decisions: “Two things did not hold up: the lawn and unfortunately the referee”, laments the former PSG coach.
First criticism addressed to the man in black: the penalty whistled in the 35th minute for a handball by Upamecano. Consultant for the German channel DAZN, the former Munich resident Michael Ballack launched live: “If there is a penalty, we can stop football! Luckily for Bayern, Erling Haaland missed his shot. But in the eyes of Bayern, Clément Turpin is already the villain of the evening: “The field and the referee were not necessarily on our side in the small decisions. Especially the referee…”, disputes for example Thomas Müller.
“He was below everything”
Tuchel argues the critics: “I would give it a score of 1/10. He was below everything. It’s amazing at this level. He whistled anything and everything. Everything was against us. In the end, we were never in possession of reversing the trend with three men against us. It is a fact. Echoing this, the Bavarian sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic believes for his part that at eleven against twelve since the French referee was, according to him, visibly against Bayern, it was not possible to qualify: “We played a very good game, despite the referee…” he says.
On the other hand, the Bavarian leaders found nothing wrong with the second penalty whistled in their favor at the end of the match. The referee had then detected, with the help of the VAR, another visibly reprehensible hand when it had just the misfortune to fall from Akanji’s arm… Offering an equalizer to Kimmich (83rd).
Even former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand said he “didn’t like the referee, that’s not my cup of tea. Upamecano’s whistled foul in the box is the main point underlined: “I couldn’t believe it, the whole stadium was like ‘wow, why? »
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