MOSCOW, Mar 10 Paris Saint-Germain head coach Mauricio Pochettino criticized the refereeing in the second leg against the Spanish «Real» in the 1/8 finals of the Champions League football. The match was held in Madrid and ended in a 3-1 victory for the hosts. In the 61st minute, Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema, who scored a hat-trick, pressed PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and forced him to kick the ball to Vinicius Junior, which eventually led to Real Madrid's first goal of the match. «Unbelievable that the foul on Donnarum was not reviewed by the VAR referees I think it was a very clear foul by Benzema You can see from all angles that there was a foul I don't understand why the referees didn't use VAR it's a shame it's impossible not to talk about this gross mistake it's unbelievable what happened in 2022,” Pochettino was quoted by RMC Sport as saying. “The quarter-finals were played out in ten minutes. We were the best team in both matches,” the specialist added. In the first match, which took place in Paris, PSG won with a score of 1:0. On the sum of two matches, the Madrid club reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League (3:2).
