Uefa backs VAR decision that gave Man Utd penalty against PSG
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Uefa has backed the video assistant referee system's decision to award Manchester United an injury-time penalty that knocked Paris St-Germain out of the Champions League.
Diogo Dalot's shot hit Presnel Kimpembe's arm but was only deemed a spot-kick after the VAR intervention.
Injured PSG forward Neymar called the decision a "disgrace".
But Uefa said the distance the ball covered was "not short" and Kimpembe's arm was "not close" to his body.
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Based on this, it added that "the impact could therefore not be unexpected" and "the defender's body [was made] bigger thus resulting in the ball being stopped from travelling in the direction of the goal.
"The referee, therefore, awarded a penalty kick.
"Given that the referee did not recognise the incident clearly during live play [referred to as serious missed incident in the VAR protocol] an on-field review was conducted."
After a lengthy delay where Slovenian referee Damir Skomina conducted the review on a pitch-side monitor, Marcus Rashford scored the penalty to earn United a 3-1 win on the night and send them through on away goals.
It was the 21-year-old's first competitive spot-kick for his club and ensured that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team became the first in Champions League history to overturn a 2-0 deficit from the home leg in a knockout tie.

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Well done Man United and that is difficult to say, coming form a Man City fan. You deserve to be in the quarters. Hope we can see you in the draw.
Therefore a penalty.
When does Neymar get called by UEFA for criticising the decision?
For many, across the football world, he IS the very definition of a disgrace.
A disgrace to the game many love as he rolls about under little to no contact with the sole aim of gaining a dishonest advantage and to deprive the opposition and their players the rewards of an honest victory.
Shame on him though he has no shame
It doesn't matter if he had his back turned because he knew the shot was coming nor if the shot wasn't on target. It struck his arm in the box.
Penalty.
The defender looks at the shot coming, turns his back on it and raises his arm outwards, penalty all day long. He should've stood his ground and taken the hit, less chance of giving away a penalty.
I'm an LFC fan and have my rivallry with Utd fans, but referencing the Munich air disaster in the debate is uttely wrong and bang out of order. You need to take a good hard look at yourself !!