According to several media, Tomasz Kwiatkowski, the referee in charge of VAR during PSG-Newcastle on Tuesday in the Champions League (1-1), would have been withdrawn from the match between Real Sociedad and Salzburg, scheduled for this Wednesday. UEFA would consider that an error was made at the Parc des Princes, possibly during the penalty awarded to the Parisians in added time.
Was the referee in charge of VAR during PSG-Newcastle, Tuesday in the Champions League, sanctioned by UEFA for his performance at the Parc des Princes? This is what is suggested The Telegraph And ESPN the day after this suspenseful match, which ended with a score of 1-1. Tomasz Kwiatkowski, who was responsible for video assistance during the meeting between the Parisians and the Magpies, was initially to officiate during the match between Real Sociedad and Red Bull Salzburg, this Wednesday in C1 (9 p.m.).
But the Polish referee would have been dismissed by UEFA and replaced at the last minute by the German Marco Fritz. The European body would consider that the VAR, under the responsibility of Tomasz Kwiatkowski, made an error during PSG-Newcastle. Is this linked to the penalty awarded to the Parisians and converted by Kylian Mbappé at the end of added time? Possibly, according to The Telegraph and ESPN.
VAR invited Mr Marciniak to review images of Livramento’s hand
This decision has in any case caused a lot of ink to flow in Europe, and particularly in England, where the media are crying scandal. Invited by the VAR to view the images of the action at the edge of the pitch, Szymon Marciniak, the referee of the match, decided to sanction a handball in the area by Tino Livramento on a cross from Ousmane Dembélé. Based on its own interpretation, as invited to do by the IFAB regulations, which govern the laws of the game without taking into account the recommendations made by UEFA in an advisory capacity.