Julian Naglesman criticized PSG's penalty decision that led to his side's loss: "Di Maria dived. Paris did not get to the point of the whole game" • Thomas Tuchel: "I do not intend to apologize, we did what we had to do to win"
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A big sigh of relief was heard yesterday in the Parc des Princes after Paris Saint-Germain defeated Red Bull Leipzig 0-1 and survived in the 8th house of the Champions League.
The European runner-up did not often go on the offensive and mostly defended after Neymar put her in the 11th minute to the advantage with a successful penalty, which came following a foul on the field that was whistled to the credit of Angel Di Maria.
Leipzig coach
Julian Naglesman
criticized the defensive play presented by Thomas Tuchel's team and also the refereeing team.
"I think Paris did not get into one serious situation throughout the game and the penalty was a joke," the coach told German media at the conclusion.
"Such a decision in the status of the Champions League - it's very sad. It was a dive, there was no contact at all. The VAR referees probably watched another game."
The coach concluded: "Sometimes small nuances make the big difference, and in the end we deserved more than that. At the moment we are in the worst situation at home, we must win the two remaining games and hope PSG will not succeed."
Winning coach
Thomas Tuchel
was not thrilled by the criticism of PSG's defense that did not go ahead, if that is what needs to be done to win.
"In Leipzig we suffered from bad luck (2: 1 loss), this time we were lucky," Tuchel said at the end.
"We played together and defended wholeheartedly. Always play together, that's why we won. I'm not going to apologize for that. The game demanded a strong defense from us, and we did what we needed to win. We want to attack, we did in the past, but sometimes it's just unbearable. possible".
Tuchel complained about the plethora of injuries in his team.
"Marco Verratti played without training at all. Same thing about Neymar. That's the reality, maybe you think it's all excuses. The hardest thing was finding 11 players who could physically influence. We'll make a plan for Manchester. If the players feel better, we'll play better. "If we have to do more defense again, that's what we're done."