Ref Watch

[eversince 76]

apart from the 2 so called handballs, one of which he gave as a penalty.


yeh other than that mega. cough.

Agree. Ref was very good. But miss judged the two handball incidents. And should’ve handed a second red to that lot from Paris. So a 7 instead of 8.

 

[es1]

Think lahoz is a shoo in for the final if it's us v Chelsea, didn't get a semi.

 

[Gundog’s Gundog]

It is no coincidence that having finally stood up to UEFA’s bullying and punched them in the nose at CAS we are getting neutral / favourable officiating in this season’s comp.

 

[Blue Mist]

If you think that ref was anything other than quality’s you are after robotic perfection.

The ball clearly hit Zinks on the top of his shoulder, the ref reacted to PSGs shouts. That could have been crucial, an away goal and the first goal of the match, he then repeated the mistake, again due to psg's shouts. I don't want robotic referees just competent ones.

 

[Dirty Harry]

The ball clearly hit Zinks on the top of his shoulder, the ref reacted to PSGs shouts. That could have been crucial, an away goal and the first goal of the match, he then repeated the mistake, again due to psg's shouts. I don't want robotic referees just competent ones.

He made blind guesses on those two calls for sure, minor calls I can understand and live with, those were big calls and not acceptable.

 

[Centurions]

The ball clearly hit Zinks on the top of his shoulder, the ref reacted to PSGs shouts. That could have been crucial, an away goal and the first goal of the match, he then repeated the mistake, again due to psg's shouts. I don't want robotic referees just competent ones.

If we'd acted like PSG and the whole team screamed when we were fouled, PSG could have had 2 more red cards.

 

[cyan]

It was a strange performance. He was clearly prepared to give some leeway on fouls rather than rush to yellow cards - which was just as well for us at the beginning with 3 fouls in the first minute. Perhaps he realised players were nervous and needed time to get used to the conditions, but actually he was consistent with that. Somehow Fernandinho was able to commit a number of niggling fouls without getting a yellow, and of course Verrati should have had a second yellow and some of those yellows he gave to PSG at the end could easily have been reds.

I wonder with the handballs if he actually thought it might have brushed Dias' hand. Without VAR it would have been a catatrosphic mistake, but I wonder if VAR allows a ref to react to his own doubts knowing that it will be reviewed and he can change the decision rather than give the benefit of the doubt to the defender as he might have done in the past.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Fair criticism about the two ‘handballs’. Incomprehensible, and could have had big consequences. Incidentally, those who don't like VAR (and I don't), tell yourselves this, that could have been one of the worst penalties awarded in the history of the competition, without it.
Also: if those are handballs, then Mario doesn't score that goal against Norwich in December, 2011. That was pure Mario showboating. Enjoyable when it came off. Annoying as fuck when it didn't.

 

[Marvin]

If you wanted a case for VAR in football, last night was it.

The only thing I can say is that maybe if there was no VAR the referee might not have given it because there would have been no room for error. What did he see? He must have been influenced by PSG players? It was not even close to being a handball.

 

[shemnel]

thought the ref was very good in the 2nd half, less in the first but i thought he reffed very well in general. Should have sent Kimpembe off though. yes the handball penalty thing was not a good decision.