This is one of the moments of confusion at the Parc des Princes on Saturday. We play the 57e minute, a tackle by Kodir Khusanov on Achraf Hakimi is followed, around ten seconds later, by a foul by Marquinhos on Anass Zaroury. A gesture of humor, without playing the ball, which immediately earned the Parisian captain a yellow card, while the Moroccan defender remained on the ground. On the ground, tempers are heating up. Use of VAR for Khusanov’s foul who receives a red card. Should Marquinhos have suffered the same sanction as the Lensois defender?
On the networks, there was further discussion on the subject. Even Bruno Derrien, former international referee, weighed in on X: “ Khusanov’s red after VAR intervention seems indisputable to me. In the wake of this fault not immediately sanctioned by Delajod, there is another from Marquinhos on a Lensois. Was it viewed by VAR? I don’t have the impression and yet… »
“We are not going to start blaming the refereeing. There are other things to sort out.”
The images are unstoppable, the expulsion of Kodir Khusanov, who will miss at least the match against Nantes Saturday, is obvious. The Uzbek international grabs the Parisian’s ankle and takes everything away, an uncontrolled gesture which could have been dangerous. As for Marquinhos’ fault, which is open to discussion, it is immediately pointed out by the beiN Sports commentators: “ Oh ouch ouch Marquinhos there, exasperated after this tackle which made a bad gesture! » « It’s not good, Marquinhos. » The referee on video assistance did not see a fault which could have resulted in a direct red, a clear error likely to recommend an analysis of the images to Willy Delajod.
At the press conference, Will Still, already very angry at half-time after a foul by Bradley Barcola on Jonathan Gradit, which earned him a yellow card, came back under pressure. The Lensois coach did not dwell on it: “ There are details that go against us at the moment, but we need to have a little more control over these details. The biggest regret is conceding a goal on a defensive throw-in, he started. I haven’t seen Kodir’s red card phase again. I was told that it could be whistled, it could be given, but that apparently, the fault of a Parisian ten seconds later can also be given. I don’t know. We are not going to start blaming the refereeing. There are other things to sort out, to think about. I said what I had to say about the French referees. »
Nervous, dominated in the duels in the first period, still not effective, busy infirmary joined by Florian Sotca, RC Lens who took only eight points in eight matches indeed has other concerns than getting carried away with arbitration again.
