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Pochettino Points Finger At Ref After Comic PSG Collapse

Pochettino Points Finger At Ref After Comic PSG Collapse
PJ Browne
By PJ Browne
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Mauricio Pochettino said referee Danny Makkelie's decision to not call a foul against Karim Benzema in the build-up to Real Madrid's first goal against PSG on Wednesday night was key in his team's defeat.

PSG had led 1-0 from the first leg, and doubled their advantage through Kylian Mbappé six minutes before half-time in the second leg.

However, a 17-minute hat-trick from Benzema turned the tie in Real Madrid's favour. The Spanish side's equalising goal came after PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma dawdled on the ball in his penalty area and Benzema almost caught him in possession.

"Explaining what happened is easy," said Pochettino.

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"There was a foul on Donnarumma on the first goal, and that changed everything.

"It’s hard not to talk about this big refereeing error, which I don’t understand and I won’t forgive.

"I don’t understand why the referee didn’t call for VAR. From then on everything changed in the stadium. Our players were upset, even if we must recognise that we made mistakes."

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15 minutes after his first goal, Benzema added a second when the superb Luka Modric found him in the box. His hat-trick goal, the one which sent Real Madrid through to the quarter-finals, came just moments later.

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