After an incredible 1-6 defeat to the team of "Barcelona" and elimination from the UEFA Champions League, PSG club manager Unai Emery congratulated the opponents, but also highlighted the role of the referee.
According to the specialist, referee Deniz Aytekin also played a crucial role in the Catalans achieving a sensational victory.
"We have to blame ourselves, but the referee, who penalized us with two penalty kicks and did not award one penalty to the hosts' goal, also had an influence on the match," said the strategist.
"Barcelona" was led forward by the gathered fans in the stadium. It is difficult to analyze such a match. We believed we could go further, but we were penalized by the referee's decisions," Emery said.
"Both Angel Di Maria and Edinson Cavani had chances to score, but in the last five minutes there was an incredible game, where anything could happen.
We had a great opportunity. The first half was our mistake because we couldn't handle the pressure and control the ball.
Everyone was defending and the Catalans had more chances to score, and after our mistakes, goals were conceded.
In the second half, we played calmer and had a chance to turn the result into 2-3. However, the referee's decisions hindered us and in the end, we lost everything. "Barcelona" is capable of doing such things - in the last minutes, they had nothing to lose," Emery said.
