PSG boss Mauricio Pochettino has urged UEFA to investigate Dutch referee Bjorn Kuipers after hearing of his players’ accusations on Tuesday night after their Champions League heartbreak.
They explained to the TV in some interview before, we need to believe in what they are telling us you know,’ Pochettino said in his post-match press conference.
‘But now the most important thing is that we are not in the final. But of course if I didn’t hear nothing from the touchline, if something is there and that is how they explain, maybe UEFA will investigate the situation (sic).’
Herrera himself was involved in an angry exchange with Tuesday’s referee midway through the first half, when the former Man United midfielder reacted furiously at a decision not going in his favour.
Herrera and Ilkay Gundogan battled for the ball at the Etihad Stadium but referee Kuipers gave the decision the City midfielder’s way, just moments after the PSG man rolled to the floor as if he had been fouled.
Herrera couldn’t believe the decision before picking up a yellow for his angry reaction in the 23rd minute.
Italian midfielder Verratti meanwhile was seen protesting, alongside Pochettino, to the referee following the full-time whistle as PSG once again failed in their pursuit of European glory.
PSG were second best for much of the contest having come into the game losing 2-1 after a home defeat in the first leg, but they failed to pull themselves back into the contest.
The Parisiens didn’t even manage a shot on target as they were unable to put a glove on Pep Guardiola’s men, who were dominant throughout and shackled the likes of Di Maria and Neymar and defended as a unit.
Herrera however claimed that PSG were the dominant side for the majority of the game in Manchester.
‘We were the better side for 70 minutes. We tried it all. We attacked, we tried to attack,’ Herrera told RMC after the game. ‘We are going to leave here with our heads held high.’
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