The Madrid press cries foul, Europe feasts on the setbacks of PSG

Refereeing Clasico singled out

In a particularly contested Clasico, Xavi’s men won on the wire, final score 2-1. And this morning, Barça are 12 points ahead of their historic rival. 12 days from the end, we can consider the case as folded and this is the feeling that reigns in Catalonia. For the newspaper brand, La Liga was played to a millimeter! And yes, before Kessié’s liberating goal, Marco Asensio had also found the net! But after consultation with the VAR, the Spaniard’s goal was disallowed for a very borderline offside position. In the post-match conference, coach Carlo Ancelotti also pointed the finger at arbitration, at a time when Barça is still accused of corruption. The newspaper AS prefers to move on and thinks it’s over! We find Karim Benzema and his crestfallen face on the cover. And for good reason, the French completely missed his meeting. On its site, the Spanish media AS even gave a rating of 0! The pro-Madrid media Defense Central evokes the disappearance of the Ballon d’Or in the Clasico and considers that he is still far from having regained his best level.

Nothing is going well at PSG

A Paris without life and without desire, that’s how it sums up The Parisian to qualify the tasteless performance of Christophe Galtier’s men who logically lost 2-0 against Stade Rennais at the Parc des Princes. On this Monday morning, it hits hard on the club of the capital like The Team which speaks of Rennes torture. In its inner pages, Provence writes visibly with a lot of resentment:resigned to mediocrity“. Two men are singled out after the PSG disasterclass. The coach obviously Christophe Galtier and Lionel Messi. The two men are also in the dark about their respective future, as explained The Team in its inner pages. The French tactician should remain on the Paris bench until the end of the season. But for one and only reason: the leaders do not want to panic. The change will certainly take place next summer. Finally concerning the Pulga, the PSG begins to change its mind. Internally, we are thinking about the evolution to be given to the sports project. On the other hand, we heard that the prospect of keeping the Argentine star is very far from being unanimous among the supporters. In Spain, the newspaper AS is delighted with the maximum tension that reigns in Paris and we are slowly but surely starting to believe in a return from Leo Messi to Barcelona.

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Tale in the hot seat

After Antonio Conte freaked out at a press conference after the draw against Southampton (3-3), who openly attacked his players and the club. The Sun simply asks for the resignation of the Italian coach. THE DailyMail also relays this case by relaying that the players were shocked by the words of the coach. Nevertheless, Conte wanted to defend himself with his leaders by explaining that these comments were not aimed at the club, but only at its players. Owner Daniel Levy would have accepted this version, but it clearly smells scorched at Spurs!