Nagelsmann plague after the penalty awarded to PSG: "If the VAR is useless, we must stop"

Julian Nagelsmann spoke of a "joke" at the microphone of the German channel

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He spoke of a "big mistake" at a press conference.

One thing is certain: the Leipzig coach is not convinced by the penalty awarded to PSG on Tuesday during the defeat of his team at the Parc des Princes (1-0).

Penalty following an alleged foul by Marcel Sabitzer on Angel Di Maria.

Except that the images are hardly convincing… Difficult to detect a contact.

“I don't understand why it was whistled.

It's a very big mistake because there is no contact, ”he insists.

And to add: “I do not understand the penalty.

I do not understand that this happens despite the VAR ... If it does not help, we must stop. "

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The German coach however admitted that the revival of the French Dayot Upamecano, just before this "fault", was not frankly of good quality ("He does not have the right to play the ball at this place").

He also mentioned the lack of success of his players in front of goal ("You have to think about scoring goals by dominating as much").

And in the end, Leipzig no longer has its destiny in its hands: "It will be much more complicated for us and we have to win twice, hoping that Paris loses."

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"We were the best team over 90 minutes"

Julian Nagelsmann

Still, the Red Bulls “dominated” Paris Saint-Germain in the game, it's a fact.

And coach Nagelsmann wanted to underline it.

“PSG played against.

We were defending very hard.

We were the best team over 90 minutes, with more chances, we controlled the game.

We should have left with a deserved point but it was PSG who won, ”he said.

He added: "I told the players that they had a good game, but at this level, you have to win.

Compared to what I have often seen among the opponents of PSG, we tried to play football and we dominated PSG.

There were all the players.

We had a good game.

We are still in the development phase with young players and we have to bring out the positive.

We still have to learn. ”

It remains to be seen whether this learning will go through the 8th of the C1, the Europa League or… nothing at all.

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Nagelsmann was in any case a little surprised to see PSG play so low.

Though.

“After the 1-0, they really fell back, he says.

After that, it's legitimate to play against when you're leading.

We did a lot of pressing to push PSG towards its surface.

I don't think it was just Thomas (Tuchel's) choice if they got that low. ”

Note that Leipzig finished with 15 shots (3 on target) to nine (2 on target), six corners to two, with 62% of ball possession against 38. But the only statistic that counts in the end, it is the table of Mark.

And there, Paris is ahead.

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Christopher Nkunku (Leipzig midfielder, after the 1-0 defeat in Paris)

 : “It's a difficult defeat.

We had control of the game, and we ended up beaten 1-0.

We will now have to focus on the next two matches to qualify.

I didn't see the penalty in the heat of the moment, but we had to anticipate and play the shot better to avoid this kind of decision by the referee.

Everything remains possible in the group, there are two matches left, they will have to be taken seriously. "

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