2023-11-29 08:03:00
In front of the score until the very last minute against PSG and the referee’s decision to designate the penalty spot, Newcastle believed they had achieved a big blow. On the Magpies side, the disappointment was great. “I think the referee didn’t make the right decision,” said coach Eddie Howe. You have to take certain things into account at this point, firstly the speed, which is not the same as slow motion. I think the hand goes in the direction of a natural movement of the body. It’s frustrating, but that’s how it is, there’s nothing we can do about it.”
The English press was, unsurprisingly, much less complacent. The Daily Mail spoke of “theft” while the Sun followed suit by speaking of an end to the match “as sickening as possible”. As for the Telegraph, it is also a time of disappointment. “Newcastle fumes over a controversial penalty that would never have been called in England. […] Newcastle blocked by VAR as Champions League hopes fell in tatters in Paris.” More measured, Sky Sports explained that the Magpies had “the right to feel wronged”.
Club legend, Alan Shearer didn’t pull any punches on social media. “Do me a f… favor, man. What crap this VAR is. A superb fighting performance from each player that shouldn’t be ruined by one disgusting decision. Well done Newcastle”.
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