Istvan Kovacs has not usurped his reputation. If he did not make an obvious error, the Romanian referee did not really help the Parisians, beaten by Bayern Munich (1-0) on the lawn of the Allianz Arena during the 5e Champions League day, Tuesday November 26.
However, he left a good memory for the Parisians by officiating during the victory of the capital club against FC Barcelona (1-4) last year in the quarter-final second leg of the C1. On Tuesday, he stood out for his severity. In particular on the expulsion of Ousmane Dembélé which reduced the Parisians to ten. Warned for the first time for protest (37'), the Parisian striker received a second yellow card, synonymous with a red, for a delayed tackle on Davies (56'). Leaving his teammates outnumbered.
Record number of cards at the Euro
Istvan Kovacs, referee who issued the highest number of cards during Euro 2024, setting a new record with 18 yellows and two reds distributed, on the other hand seemed more conciliatory with the Bavarian players. The Romanian did not flinch at the Munich goal, judging that there was no fault from Jamal Musiala on Matveï Safonov (32').
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He also did not sanction Konrad Laimer, guilty of a hard tackle on Fabian Ruiz (43'). Nor on the stamp of Joshua Kimmich who sent Nuno Mendes into the decor at the end of the match. “We don’t like to talk about refereeing, but he didn’t make our job easy”declared Marquinhos laconically after the meeting.
