Some personalities from Bayern Munich are unhappy with Swiss referee Sandro Schärer's work in their loss to PSG.
On the Bayern Munich side, they believe that Swiss referee Sandro Scharer wrongly awarded a penalty to PSG just before halftime, allowing Ousmane Dembele to give Paris the lead again.
Sandro Scharer angered German supporters on Tuesday night when, just before the end of the first half, he pointed to the penalty spot after reviewing the VAR.
The object of the Bavarians' wrath was Alphonso Davies' handball, which they believe could not have been avoided and should not have resulted in a penalty.
For Joshua Kimmich, it is clear that the referee favored PSG by making the call. "That's not in the spirit of the game. We played in Madrid eight or nine years ago. I would have liked to have a penalty like that too. It's really frustrating because there was no opponent pushing the ball into the net. I think the rule should be adjusted so that not all handballs in the box are punished with a penalty, because this kind of decision is crucial, especially in a Champions League semifinal," the German player said.
For his part, Vincent Kompany also believes that the Swiss referee made a serious mistake with this decision. "The penalty awarded to Paris was very debatable, based on the images I saw. It seems that the ball first hits the body and then the arm. If that is the case, it's not a penalty," said the Bayern Munich coach, who apparently did not know that this rule had been changed last year.
Faced with these criticisms, PSG also had reasons to complain about the penalty awarded to the visitors at the start of the match.
Indeed, on the play that led to the referee's decision, Luis Diaz appears to have explicitly hit Pacho's ankle. A foul that apparently escaped Sandro Scharer and the VAR, since the latter was not called to review the play. In other words, both penalties are debatable, and neither club has much right to argue about this issue.
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