Still missed for PSG. The Parisian club was eliminated from the Champions League in the round of 16 after a 3-1 defeat on Wednesday night at Real Madrid. The Parisians had however won the first leg 1-0, and even led the score after a goal from Kylian Mbappé in the first period.
But everything went wrong on the hour mark: a big mistake by the Parisian goalkeeper put Real back on track. And Karim Benzema, author of a historic hat-trick in just 17 minutes, buried the hopes of the Parisians, who completely lost control … Even in the locker room where the leaders of PSG got quite angry. According to our information, the tone rose when the Parisian leaders had asked to see the referee of the meeting, the Dutchman Danny Mekkelie, guilty for the Parisian clan of having forgotten to whistle a foul from Karim Benzema on the action of the Madrid’s first goal.
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In front of the cameras, the Parisian staff represented by Mauricio Pochettino and Leonardois struggling to digest this new disillusionment, which has origin, according to them, this first goal which should have been invalidated for a foul by Karim Benzema on the Parisian goalkeeper. “It’s a decisive action that changes the course of the match“, pleads the Argentine coach, when the sporting director of PSG specifies: “This is not to apologize for refereeing decisions, but it was difficult for us. We lost control a bit, it was decisive that moment“.
Behind the scenes, the atmosphere was less diplomatic. While several members of the Parisian delegation, and in particular the President Nasser al-Khelaifi as well as Leonardo insisted on seeing the referee, the rather pissed off Parisian leaders asked a Real Madrid television cameraman to stop filming them, when the latter had not left their side, filming all their facts and gestures. According to the Spanish press, a report would mention aggressive behavior by Parisian leaders.
inform @partidazocope
Al-Khelaïfi ha attempted atacar a un empleado del @Real Madrid que grababa sus quejas al arbitro
The ha gritado “voy a matarte”
Sus guardaespaldas the han parado
Leonardo, nervous, ha demanded that his images are eliminated
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But the latter, contacted by franceinfo on Wednesday evening, admitted having gathered to ask to speak to the director of the game, but formally refuted any act of violence.