Eddie Howe held again in his view of the tough VAR name that value Newcastle a well-known Champions League victory away at Paris Saint-Germain.
However talkSPORT hosts Jason Cundy and Jamie O’Hara have stated precisely what he will likely be considering of the penalty resolution – ‘surprising’ and ‘disgusting’.
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Kylian Mbappe rescued a point for PSG on the Parc des Princes on Tuesday night time as he fired residence a penalty within the seventh minute of stoppage time.
Alexander Isak thought he was going to be the match-winner as he tapped residence into an empty internet within the twenty fourth minute, solely to be cruelly denied in heartbreaking trend.
Tino Livramento was adjudged to have dealt with Ousmane Dembele‘s cross by referee Szymon Marciniak after VAR suggested him to go to the pitchside monitor, regardless of replays exhibiting the ball clearly hit his chest first.
Up stepped Mbappe to fit previous Nick Pope, which has saved second-placed PSG forward of Newcastle, who’re third in Group F, going into the ultimate group recreation.
Chatting with TNT Sports activities, Howe intentionally stayed tight-lipped to keep away from any potential UEFA punishment, saying: “I am nonetheless coming to phrases with it.
“I really feel actually flat however on the identical time actually happy with what the gamers gave at present. Their dedication, execution… We rode our luck. We ran out of luck on the finish. I did not assume it was a penalty.
“What you do not take note of with these replays is how fast the ball goes. It hits his chest first. If it hits his arms first, effectively it is nonetheless not a penalty as a result of he is so shut. However you may make extra of a case.
“It isn’t a penalty when it hits his chest first after which hits his hand which is low. I am not allowed to sum it up. I can not say my internal ideas clearly [I’d get in trouble].
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“I believed the referee [Marciniak] was having recreation up till this second. He had been robust.”
Whereas Howe selected to not be scathing in his evaluation, Cundy and O’Hara did not maintain again after they gave their view on The Sports activities Bar.
Former Chelsea defender Cundy remarked: “It is a horrible, horrible resolution.”
Interjecting, O’Hara said: “It is disgusting.”
Cundy continued: “Livramento was wonderful, all of them had been! Collectively it was an excellent efficiency, it was virtually almost the proper efficiency away from residence within the Champions League.
“Sure they rode their luck a little bit bit, PSG had possibilities. however to not win it on that [VAR call], that is an absolute wounder.
“It is a disgusting, horrible resolution, and the fallout from that is going to hold on for days.”
Chiming in, ex-Tottenham midfielder O’Hara stated: “It comes off his stomach after which hits beneath his arm, his arm’s there! He cannot play with out his arm!
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“It is unimaginable for that ball to not hit his arm, it does not have an effect on the sport, it does not have an effect on the place the ball goes to go and it is a surprising, surprising resolution.
“I simply really feel for all of the Newcastle followers which have watched that recreation, who’ve travelled on the market, have to be feeling sick proper now, as a result of they’ve [VAR] acquired it mistaken once more.
“And are you aware what? The referee [Marciniak] was actually good tonight, he really finished effectively and he is let himself down on the finish.
“And VAR have ruined one other spectacle and one other large win. And that call might value them multi-millions of kilos.
“As a result of now it is not of their arms for them to undergo. They need to win towards AC Milan [and hope PSG don’t beat Borussia Dortmund].”
Nonetheless, tips recommend that the penalty was correctly given beneath UEFA guidelines.
