De Zerbi admits shame over Real Madrid penalty

In Marseille, they are not precise blessed with the proceedings of Irfan Peljto. If we are going to beryllium nonsubjective - the location squad tin lone blasted themselves for the decision astatine the "Santiago Bernabeu" stadium. 

Goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli had to support the nett 10 times successful the archetypal half, portion the players successful the tract did not negociate to header adjacent erstwhile they were near with 1 much subordinate owed to Dani Carvajal's dismissal successful the 72nd minute.

However, the bitter sensation remains, arsenic Real ended up winning 2:1 acknowledgment to Kylian Mbappe's 2 goals from the punishment spot. The 2nd penalty, from the 81st minute, is considered by galore to person been awarded excessively harshly. 

Vinicius was connected the break, and Facundo Medina slid successful to halt the instrumentality shot with his foot; the shot bounced to his hand, down his back. Peljto inactive pointed to the achromatic dot, and the Spanish media admitted - cruelly.

"From my constituent of view, this was not a bully decision. This is simply a earthy presumption of the hand. The subordinate fell connected the ground, his manus is not going to the ball," erstwhile referee Alfonso Perez Burull told Marca. 

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Mateu Lahoz connected Movistar tv adds: 

"The defender did what helium had to do. He blocked the walk with his foot, helium utilized his manus for balance. The manus is successful a earthy position, determination is nary question of a punishment here. Defenders would perpetually injure themselves if they were not allowed to usage their hands erstwhile sliding."

Only Ituralde Gonzales was somewhat much moderate: 

"According to my criteria, this is not a penalty, but determination were elements to beryllium played, due to the fact that determination were elements for the strictest penalty."

What bash they accidental successful the French club? Coach Roberto De Zerbi frankly admitted: 

"The punishment is simply a spot of a shame, I would accidental that adjacent if it was played successful my favor. This was not a penalty. But I don't deliberation this was compensation for a reddish paper oregon thing similar that." 

He adds that helium would not exclude Carvajal for allegedly headbutting Rulli, due to the fact that the Argentine implicit dramatized the fall.

Sporting manager of Marseille, Benatia recalls: 

"This was a punishment that is precise hard to accept. But I already experienced it 7 years ago." 

He recalled the lucifer successful Madrid 2018, erstwhile arsenic a Juventus subordinate helium experienced a akin concern against Real Madrid and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Gianluigi Buffon past remarked: 

"I was precise adjacent and I saw everything. If you play a punishment similar this successful the 93rd minute, past you are not a antheral but a murderer, an animal. Instead of a heart, you person a garbage can. If you person nary character, you amended beryllium successful the stands and devour potatoes with your wife."

Mundo Deportivo concisely noted that Real is present the nine with the astir penalties successful the past of the Champions League - 63, but the information is that they participated successful the largest fig of matches, truthful the information unsocial without discourse is not decisive.