red card from Lucas Beraldo, goal denied to Jordan Veretout… The Classic referee explains his decisions

This type of media intervention is always closely scrutinized. At the end of the Classic won by Paris Saint-Germain in Marseille (2-0), Sunday March 31, the referee of the match, Benoît Bastien, spoke on Prime Video to return to two contentious actions . One against each of the two teams.

The match first changed in the 41st minute of play, when the man in black sent off Parisian defender Lucas Beraldo for a foul in midfield, which seemed innocuous because it was far from the cage. “I was first alerted by my assistant, who told me that Lucas Beraldo was pushing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang”details Benoît Bastien.

“Then, I am rightly alerted by the video assistance because we are in a case of a potential red card. After viewing the images, it is obvious that this fault must be punished with the annihilation of a net opportunity of aim”. For him“the dynamics of the action towards depth, Aubameyang’s ability to control the ball and the absence of a defender able to intervene” are the criteria which make it possible to arrive at this observation. At the time of the foul, Danilo was on the other side of the field, one time behind on the halfway line.

Luis Henrique bothered Donnarumma with the goal denied to OM

Also asked to react on his choice to call Luis Henrique offside on what would have been OM’s equalization at 1-1 by Jordan Veretout, Benoît Bastien explained that he considered that Gianluigi Donnarumma was embarrassed by the presence of the Brazilian. “At the time of the strike, the player is in a clear offside position, and due to his close proximity to the goalkeeper, it necessarily influences his ability to intervene.” The Italian goalkeeper for his part did not claim anything, thinking he had conceded a valid goal in the incandescence of the Marseille volcano.