Author of an excellent first half, Paris Saint-Germain thought they had opened the scoring in the final moments against Manchester City (0-0).
In an action well carried out by Nuno Mendes, Achraf Hakimi deceived Ederson's vigilance with a heavy right-footed strike. The Parc des Princes was exultant but the happiness was short-lived because quickly, the VAR intervened to inform the referee of the match that Nuno Mendes was offside at the start of the action. A hard blow for Paris SG, especially since in the reveal images, the offside is minimal. With this kind of millimeter offside, it is the spirit of Football which is flouted according to many observers disappointed by this decision at the break of this PSG – Manchester City.
“It’s an abuse to call offside on that” sighs La Source Parisienne. “It’s a shame. Really. I am an OM supporter. But I swear to you that N.Mendes' HJ is a shame towards our beautiful sport of football. It’s total rubbish” abounds for his part Mohamed Bezzouaoui of the Club des 5. “It’s a nightmare”, “Football is so shameful” or even “Seriously, whistled for that?!? » pwe read on social networks, where we are complaining about the Parisian side of this offside and therefore of this canceled goal for Paris Saint-Germain. There are 45 minutes left for Luis Enrique's men, 27th in the Champions League standings before this match, to bring down Manchester City.