A robbery!? All-out alarm on the Island due to the penalty that saved Paris Saint-Germain

The Island is on its feet! General disbelief reigns among the football authorities, but also among other fans of the most important pastime because of the penalty awarded to the home team in stoppage time of the match between Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle, which saved the Saints from defeat in this match and could leave the Magpies without a place in the round of 16 of the Champions League.

The Polish referee Szymon Marciniak, after watching the VAR screen, made the decision to award a penalty, although according to the general opinion that the ball - after Ousmane Dembele's cross - first hit Tino Livramento's body and then the hand, which caused an avalanche of negative comments in the UK but also all over the planet. Kylian Mbappe was accurate from the penalty spot, so the Parisians avoided capitulation in the eighth minute of stoppage time (1-1).

Extremely vocal in the Sky Sports studio was the expert consultant and former manager of Tottenham and Aston Villa, Tim Sherwood, who called the decision "disgusting", trying quite loudly to explain that in such situations, there is no question of a penalty because the ball hits the player in the body first and there is no possibility of avoiding contact with the hand, nor is there any unnatural position because the player is running.

All the others concur that it is a classic robbery.

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Legendary Newcastle ace Alan Shearer also used profanity during his commentary, while former Liverpool striker Stan Collymore wrote a short "VAR, please die". Gary Lineker, like Sherwood, said it was a ridiculous decision to call something like that a penalty.

The former Newcastle first team player and former England national team player Jermaine Jenas says that the boys did everything to reach a situation where they were fighting for a place in the round of 16 against Milan in the last round, but it was taken away from them unrightfully.

"The players were there and put everything into their match. It should be one of those historic wins, but they were robbed, they were obviously robbed. The referee had a good match, but in the end he bowed out, one of the most shameful decisions I've seen in recent years," Jenas said.

The manager of Newcastle Eddie Howe could not find a solution for the alleged injustice. Simply, after tonight's result, the state of the table says that the Magpies have nothing in their hands before the last round.

"It is not a penalty when the ball hits you in the chest and then in the hand that is placed low. I'm not allowed to analyze, I can't say what I think inside. I thought the referee had a good match up to that point, he was solid," Howe said.

With a great victory at San Siro, Dortmund secured a place in the round of 16, so a point at home against Paris Saint-Germain will be enough to secure first place in the group. However, a point will not be enough for the Saints to stay in second place, if Newcastle defeat Milan at St.James' Park in the last round. So it's going to be extremely exciting in two weeks, and many will be rooting for Eddie Howe's side with all their might because of this situation.