The tone rose on Saturday, during PSG-Brest (1-0).
Bad luck for Presnel Kimpembe, the referee of the meeting, Jérémie Pignard, had been equipped with a microphone by the teams of
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, broadcaster of the meeting.
Recall of facts.
We are in the 91st minute when “Presko”, captain for a day, tackled Brestois Irvin Cardona with his feet off.
A dangerous gesture, which undoubtedly deserved a yellow.
It would have been the second for the 27-year-old world champion, already warned.
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I'm not saying it's an attack, but everyone heard the noise and saw the shock
," Michel Der Zakarian got carried away at a press conference, believing that a cracker was in order.
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The referee has his assistant and the VAR.
From the moment he does not put a second card, it is because everyone believes that there is no card
, ”judge Christophe Galtier.
Except that the VAR cannot legally reverse a potential yellow card.
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, the referee also ruled after the game that the card was necessary.
No doubt he also had to think back to his altercation with the person concerned.
As tempers flared, Mr. Pignard pushed Kimpembe away.
Already hot, the Parisian lost his temper, pushing the referee's arm away.
"
Wesh, don't touch me brother!"
Why are you touching me?
“, he launches.
“
Why get excited?
», replies Jérémie Pignard.
“
Why are you touching me?
Don't touch me!
», Responds in turn Kimpembe, quickly repatriated to the edge of the field by Galtier.
The incident went no further.
The match of the Parisian defender either, he who injured his hamstrings on the spot.
A priori, he has a month away from the field.
And the PSG has also finished at 10, Galtier having already made his five changes.
Kimpembe will wait for Wednesday and the weekly decisions of the Disciplinary Committee to find out if, in addition to his injury, he will receive a suspension… In any case, he will take a match for having taken three warnings since the start of the season in L1 .