{"id":295469,"date":"2023-11-29T11:25:48","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T11:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=295469"},"modified":"2023-11-29T11:25:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T11:25:48","slug":"var-from-psgs-clash-with-newcastle-is-removed-from-tonights-ucl-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/var-from-psgs-clash-with-newcastle-is-removed-from-tonights-ucl-ties\/","title":{"rendered":"VAR from PSG&apos;s clash with Newcastle is removed from tonight&apos;s UCL ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>The VAR who awarded PSG&#8217;s controversial penalty against Newcastle has been REMOVED from the same role for Champions League fixtures tonight<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>PSG were awarded a controversial penalty in added time against Newcastle<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The VAR from that match has been relieved of his duties for Wednesday&#8217;s games<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Inside Ange&#8217;s Spurs: Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off on how he transformed the club\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The VAR who awarded PSG&#8217;s controversial added-time penalty against Newcastle has been removed from duty for another Champions League game on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Kylian Mbappe converted a hugely contentious penalty\u00a0in the 98th-minute after Newcastle defender Tino Livramento was adjudged by VAR to have handled the ball when blocking a cross.<\/p>\n<p>Polish VAR Tomasz Kwiatkowski sent referee Szymon Marciniak to the monitor in added time, before the official opted to award the hosts with the spot-kick.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kwiatkowski had been scheduled to take on the VAR role for Real Sociedad&#8217;s clash with RB Salzburg tonight however\u00a0he has now been replaced by German official Marco Fritz.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A host of pundits and fans were left enraged and baffled at the awarding of a controversial late penalty to PSG as they denied Eddie Howe\u2019s side a famous away win in the Champions League.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/29\/10\/78366313-12804209-image-a-29_1701252536087.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Polish VAR Tomasz Kwiatkowski has been removed from duty for Wednesday night&#8217;s Champions League fixtures<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/29\/10\/78346701-12804209-PSG_were_awarded_an_injury_time_penalty_after_the_ball_struck_Ti-a-18_1701252044720.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>PSG were awarded an injury time penalty after the ball struck Tino\u00a0Livramento on the elbow<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle were minutes from a 1-0 victory in the French capital after Alexander Isak&#8217;s first-half strike, which would have seen Howe&#8217;s side move up to second.<\/p>\n<p>However, the hosts were given the chance to draw level from the spot after Livramento was adjudged to have handled in the box, after the ball hit his chest and then struck elbow.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mbappe\u00a0dispatched the resulting penalty to secure a 1-1 draw, with the result leaving PSG&#8217;s hopes of reaching the knock-out stage in their own hands.<\/p>\n<p>Referee Marciniak, who oversaw the last year&#8217;s World Cup final and the 2023 Champions League final, had also been praised for his performance by former Newcastle midfielder Jermaine Jenas prior to the penalty decision.<\/p>\n<p>Jenas, however, claimed\u00a0Marciniak had caved to the pressure of the PSG players when he eventually decided to award the penalty.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I think it&#8217;s a shocker. The referee had such a good game but he&#8217;s caved really,&#8217; Jenas said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;For that to happen, in that moment like that, after Newcastle performed the way they did, it doesn&#8217;t feel right. It&#8217;s a bitter pill to swallow.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/29\/10\/78366315-12804209-image-a-36_1701253241126.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Kwiatkowski had been scheduled to be the VAR for\u00a0Real Sociedad&#8217;s clash with RB Salzburg<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/29\/10\/78347595-12804209-Referee_Szymon_Marciniak_made_the_decision_to_award_the_late_pen-a-30_1701252548193.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Referee Szymon Marciniak made the decision to award the late penalty after the VAR review<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle remain third in the Champions League group ahead of the final round of matches, with Howe&#8217;s side two points adrift of PSG.<\/p>\n<p>PSG travel to face group leaders Borussia Dortmund in their final match with the German side already assured of a place in the last-16.<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle will host AC Milan on December 13 with Howe&#8217;s side needing a favour from Dortmund.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12804209\/VAR-awarded-PSGs-penalty-Newcastle-REMOVED-Champions-League-tonight.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The VAR who awarded PSG&#8217;s controversial penalty against Newcastle has been REMOVED from the same role for Champions League fixtures<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295468,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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