Michel Platini, for whom video in football is the equivalent of the Antichrist in the Bible, had to rail against this action in the 82nd minute. A few years ago, we would surely be talking about the draw between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich this Wednesday, the day after this round of 16 first leg of the Champions League.
And not on the third consecutive defeat of PSG (0-1). Difficult to refuse Kylian Mbappé’s equalizer with the naked eye, as finally decided English referee Michael Oliverwarned by the VAR.
And yet, the images do not lie more than Shakira’s hips: launched by Neymar, Nuno Mendes is offside at the start of the action where he sows Dayot Upamecano, before ideally serving the French international striker. Oh, there is no Longchamp straight line (little ref’ for the oldest of our readers).
Arms and hands not taken into account
But the Portuguese is in an illicit position, or rather the front of his skull, as well as parts of the knee, tibia and left foot. As a reminder, only the head, the trunk or the legs are taken into account in the judgment of the offside, according to the law 11 of the game. Dura lex sed lex…