Did Dembélé escape a red card? The Frenchman fouled Ian Maatsen harshly, the referee didn’t even give a yellow card

In the first game, PSG fans complained about an overlooked red card, this time to Dortmund. Ousmane Dembélé hit Ian Maatsen quite sharply, with only centimetres on the ball separating him from VAR returning to the situation.

Dortmund went into the game with a one-goal lead, but at the same time they had to be aware of an unpleasant statistical fact. All four of the historic wins between Borussia and PSG had been scored by the home side.

The start of the match was surprisingly active from both sides this time. Borussia didn’t get stuck in as expected, on the contrary they had three endings in the first 20 minutes. Paris threatened only once.

Did Dembélé escape the red?

But in the 20th minute, Ousmane Dembélé hit Ian Maatsen quite sharply. The head referee blew the foul, he didn’t even give the French international a yellow card. Probably mainly because he didn’t hit his opponent fully.

Dortmund fans on social media mainly point out that in the first match it was the Parisians who complained several times about the bad verdicts of the referees. Among other things, the failure to award a red card to Marcelo Sabitzer.

Both in good spirits

PSG were in a good starting position for the rematch despite the negative score. It managed to close the gap in the quarter-final against Barcelona, and the French were rested at the weekend as they had their league match postponed.

Dortmund, on the other hand, played well and in any case enjoyed a high 5-1 win against Augsburg even with a B team. Borussia are clearly in an ideal frame of mind, the two-goal Youssoufa Moukoko can be a great substitute.

Source: UEFA Champions League, X