The Newcastle United vs Paris Saint-Germain match in progress.© AFP
The VAR official on the centre of a controversial penalty award in Paris Saint-Germain’s 1-1 Champions League draw with Newcastle United has been faraway from responsibility by UEFA for a sport on Wednesday, European soccer’s governing physique instructed AFP. Poland’s Tomasz Kwiatkowski was resulting from be the Video Assistant Referee at Wednesday’s Champions League Group D match between Actual Sociedad and Crimson Bull Salzburg in Spain, however won’t now be concerned.
His alternative comes after Kylian Mbappe scored a penalty eight minutes into damage time to earn PSG a degree towards Newcastle in Paris on Tuesday, a end result that disadvantaged the English aspect of a well-known victory and leaves them getting ready to a group-stage exit.
Newcastle have been main 1-0 when on-field referee Szymon Marciniak was referred to as by his Polish compatriot Kwiatkowski to return throughout and overview photographs of a handball within the field by Tino Livramento.
A penalty was given, regardless of the offence showing questionable and the same handball declare towards Newcastle’s Lewis Miley being dismissed earlier within the second half.
The English membership’s supervisor, Eddie Howe, referred to as the penalty award “a poor resolution” when talking after the sport.
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