Paris Saint-Germain Given Controversial Penalty After VAR Call Against Barcelona
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Paris Saint-Germain went 1-0 up in the Champions League round of 16 first leg courtesy of a controversial first-half penalty.
Barcelona were the dominant side at the Parc Des Princes and created a slew of great chances but had a harsh call go against them on the half hour mark.
Boyhood PSG fan Clement Lenglet inadvertently stepped on the foot of Mauro Icardi as he tried to get on the end of a cross and after Premier League referee Anthony Taylor went to VAR, he awarded the penalty and booked the French international.
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Kylian Mbappe, having bagged a hat-trick in the first leg, stepped up and converted to put PSG 1-0 up on the night and make it 5-1 on aggregate.
Fans were fuming with the decision to give the penalty:
Ridiculous penalty given to PSG. Lenglet given a yellow card as well.#PSGBarça #UCL pic.twitter.com/DGwvRObrtz
- Lloyd Dsouza (@Lloyd_Dsouza03) March 10, 2021
Was shocked to see that was given as a PSG penalty. I genuinely thought those things only happened in the Premier League than I realised it was an English referee.
- Aubameyang FC (@aviv_lavi) March 10, 2021
Lionel Messi pulled Barcelona level with an absolute thunderbolt from 25 yards out, but then missed a penalty on the stroke of half-time when Keylor Navas saved with his legs and the ball cannoned off the bar and away from danger.
Topics: Paris Saint-Germain, Football, Mauro Icardi, Barcelona, Champions League, Kylian Mbappe, VAR
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