The Olympique Lyon of Peter Bosz went down 2-1 on Sunday evening to visit Paris Saint-Germain. Due to a goal by Lucas Paquetá came les Gones still in the lead, but a questionable penalty kicked the game and gave Mauro Icardi les Parisiens victory in stoppage time. Bosz speaks to Amazon Prime expressed his dissatisfaction with the penalty kick, which was used by Neymar.
With 66 minutes on the clock, Neymar took possession of the ball inside the penalty area. Malo Gusto tried to stop the Brazilian attacker from PSG. Because Neymar put his arm around Gusto’s neck, the young defender seemed to fall. Gusto took Neymar into his trap, after which the ball hit the dot. “I have looked back at the images and it is not Gusto who is committing the violation here,” Bosz said. “It’s not Gusto’s foul, it’s Neymar’s violation.”
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“At first I thought Malo was fouling, but that is absolutely not the case. I do not understand why the VAR has not seen this,” continues the Olympique Lyon trainer. “Neymar puts his arm in Malo’s back, he can’t go anywhere. This was not a penalty, one hundred percent sure. I can still understand that the referee gives it, but that the VAR does not intervene after these images … That is a mistake.”
Olympique Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas also late OLTV express his displeasure with the penalty kick. “The penalty is a mistake, the VAR should have intervened. Such a decision is not normal. The players didn’t deserve to lose, so we’ll be out for revenge later this season,” Aulas said. “We are very proud of our players, we managed to make it difficult for this PSG. This provides a good basis for the future.”
“It’s a very positive evening for us,” analyzes PSG coach Maurico Pochettino. “After a difficult match against Club Brugge (1-1, ed.), it was important to win again. Lyon is a great team, with good players and they did well in the first half. After falling behind, we showed character. We have to find the balance in our team, we will continue to work on that.”