article_snippet: It was a razor-sharp comment, designed to rile the French champions and put down a marker for Dutch referee Bjorn Kuipers ahead of the second leg.
article_snippet: The reality is that they were beaten at they own game.
article_snippet: PSG pointed at PSG battle scars as PSG left the pitch, well aware that the reaction of Paris Saint-Germain’s players to the collision with Oscar had helped Kuipers with the decision.
article_snippet: told me Oscar didn’t mean it,’ admitted Paris Saint-Germain’s.
article_snippet: After surrounding Kuipers, Paris Saint-Germain’s players called for the physio and team doctor to sprint on to tend to OscarOscar.
article_snippet: It is to Paris Saint-Germain’s credit that Paris Saint-Germain’s left the field with dignity and composure, walking towards the tunnel and ignoring the clamour from the stands for a reaction.
article_snippet: ‘When the red card happened, the worst thing was the Paris Saint-Germain’s players
article_snippet: It was a brutal but fair assessment of the moment that could easily have turned this tie in Paris Saint-Germain’s favour.
article_snippet: Thiago Silva convinced us that Blanc had put the French champions on a diet of raw meat ahead of this second leg.