At La Beaujoire, PSG surely got themselves into trouble by returning to the break three goals behind (3-0) but the VAR did not help them either.
Already before kick-off, the referee of the meeting Mikael Lesage had warned the two coaches Antoine Kombouaré and Mauricio Pochettino that there were problems with the video truck in Paris.
VAR then tipped the game minutes before the break.
⏱𝟒𝟓+𝟕'
𝐂'𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐋𝐀 𝐏𝐀𝐔𝐒𝐄!
At the end of an exceptional first act, in an atmosphere of madness, the Yellow and Green are at the helm of this match!
#L1 ⎹ #FCNPSG 3-0 pic.twitter.com/xHt2cdSdA9
– FC Nantes (@FCNantes) February 19, 2022
In the 41st minute, Kylian Mbappé was first tackled very severely by Nantes' Nicolas Pallois.
The world champion winces but gets up to be treated on the edge of the field.
Pallois is not informed but Verratti, who disputes, if.
Returning to the field, Mbappé (44th) well launched by Neymar is stopped just in front of the surface by Dennis Appiah.
This time, the referee does not hesitate and expels the Nantes defender.
Before reconsidering his decision after consulting the video.
Appiah only receives a yellow card.
For Mr. Lesage, the presence of Pallois not far from the action prevents Appiah from making a mistake as the last defender.
Remember that at this time, Nantes leads (2-0).
But the PSG ordeal is not over.
A few seconds later, Wijnaldum is penalized with a hand in his area on a header from Castelletto.
The referee still consults the video and designates the penalty spot after giving a yellow card to Wijnaldum.
Ludovic Blas does not tremble and strikes with all his strength full axis on Navas.
The Parisian goalkeeper touches the ball but cannot prevent it from returning.
Paris is trailing 3-0.