PSG-Newcastle: a “disgusting” decision, the English press and former Magpies cry scandal

2023-11-29 09:41:41

It’s not even disappointment anymore, it’s disgust. Since this Tuesday evening, and the equalizer on Kylian Mbappé’s penalty in the final moments of the match between PSG and Newcastle in the Champions League (1-1), the English press has been crying scandal. A “sickening” end to the match, a “disgusting” decision, all the qualifiers are used to denounce the referee’s choice to award a penalty to the Parisians following a handball by Tino Livramento. While the ball had hit his stomach before going up his arm, the Polish referee of the match, Szymon Marciniak, had reviewed the images on the video before designating the penalty point.

This decision, which changes everything in the destiny of the two teams in this Champions League, does not cross the Channel. Newcastle legend Alan Shearer was one of the first to respond. “Do me a f***ing favor. What bullshit ! #VAR,” he wrote on X (formerly Twitter). An opinion shared by Gary Lineker, former footballer and presenter on the BBC this Tuesday evening: “How can PSG benefit from a penalty on this? It’s ridiculous “. Former Magpie Jermaine Jenas said it was the “worst decision” he had seen in a very long time.

The English press also had a field day. The Daily Mail, which immediately estimated that the Toons had been “stolen from Paris”, took the opportunity to interview former international referee Mark Clattenburg. And this one is clear: “Newcastle has every right to feel robbed. » “This penalty goes against all UEFA guidelines and Newcastle have paid the price,” he added.

The tabloid The Sun was not more kind, considering that “the end of the match was as sickening as possible”. Sky Sports also ruled that “Newcastle has the right to feel aggrieved” by Szymon Marciniak’s decision. The English media also highlights the statements of Eddie Howe, the Magpies coach, who conceded that “it was not the right decision”. “I think it’s a bad decision and it’s extremely frustrating for us because there was little time left to play. But we can no longer do anything about it,” he regretted, bitterly.