Key Takeaways
- Manuel Gräfe believes the VAR team made a mistake by intervening in the penalty incident
- The former referee argues the on-field official’s original decision was not clearly wrong
- The controversial spot-kick occurred during Bayern Munich’s 5-4 loss to Paris Saint-Germain
Former Bundesliga referee Manuel Gräfe has slammed the video assistant referee (VAR) team following Bayern Munich’s 5-4 loss to Paris Saint-Germain. He claims the officials made a mistake by intervening in the penalty incident involving Alphonso Davies.
Gräfe believes the on-field referee was not clearly wrong to let play continue. For this reason, he argues the VAR should not have become involved. However, he adds that referee Schärer must also take some blame for the final decision.
The 52-year-old did praise the officials for other choices during the match. He highlighted their correct decision to ignore penalty appeals for a handball by Pavlovic earlier in the game. Gräfe hopes the controversial penalty does not decide the outcome of the two-legged tie.