CdF: Hakimi's goal unfairly canceled, Paris mourns VAR

For the moment held in check by Lens at Bollaert this Sunday evening during the last 32nd final of the Coupe de France, Paris Saint-Germain could have been ahead in the score before the half hour of play… but with the VAR.

Absent in the Coupe de France until the quarter-finals, due to the impossibility of installing it in the stadiums of amateur clubs, video assistance to refereeing would certainly have validated a goal to Achraf Hakimi in the 25th minute of play. On a good cross from Désiré Doué from the left side, the Moroccan full-back took the ball perfectly in the area to deceive the Lensois goalkeeper. Except that the linesman raised his flag to signal offside… non-existent.

Since seeing the action in slow motion, we realize that Hakimi is covered by a Lens defender… But without VAR, Thomas Léonard was unable to reverse his decision and PSG therefore did not open the score in the first period… Enough to enrage Luis Enrique, who railed at the referees for a long time. On social networks, this unjustly canceled goal at PSG logically caused a lot of ink to flow…