UEFA probably didn’t like this decision either: video assistant Tomasz Kwiatkowski was suspended for one game after he left Paris Saint-Germain allowed a hand penalty.
After the controversial penalty decision in stoppage time Champions League-Game between Paris St Germain and Newcastle United (1:1) is the responsible video assistant Tomasz Kwiatkowski suspended for one game by UEFA. The Pole should also play in the Group D game between Real on Wednesday (November 29th, 2023). Sociedad and RB Salzburg assist, but will not be used there now.
First the body, then the hand – still a penalty
At the game in Paris there was a referee Szymon Marciniak (Poland) after an alleged handball by Newcastle’s Valentino Livramento was initially not given a penalty, but was then asked to go to the sideline by Kwiatkowski to look at the pictures. The referee then decided on Superstar Kylian Mbappe (90.+8) converted the following penalty to make the final score 1-1.
The VAR had intervened, although Livramento received a cross from the ex-Dortmunder Ousmane Dembele from a very short distance, first to the upper body and from there ricocheting onto the arm. Newcastle’s Trainer Eddie Howe After the game, described the whistle that cost group rivals Borussia Dortmund their early group victory “wrong decision”.
