Poch blames PSG collapse on ‘big mistake’ by referee

Paris Saint-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino slammed referee Danny Makkelie as the referee’s “incredible” decision led to the Ligue 1 side’s collapse against Real Madrid.

Karim Benzema scored a stunning hat-trick to turn around a two goal deficit after Kylian Mbappe’s first half strike at the Bernabeu.

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PSG completely collapsed in the second half to hand Madrid passage into the quarter-finals, but Pochettino insists a foul in the build up to Benzema’s opening goal “changed the game”.

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“It’s impossible not to talk about this big mistake made by the referees. It’s hard not to accept. [… ] It’s incredible that this is happening in 2022,” he told Canal+.

“Real’s first goal changed the match. I wonder what the VAR is doing because for me there is something else.

“It’s a shame, when you see the action, there a foul. After that, the match changed. For 60 minutes we dominated, that goal changed everything.

“We were the best team over the two games. Football is about managing match moments well. It’s true that we’ve collapsed a bit. It’s impossible to explain.

“It’s incredible that the foul on Donnarumma wasn’t looked over by VAR. It’s a very clear foul from Benzema for me.

“Every angle shows that it was a foul. I don’t understand