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PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 5: (L-R) Bradley Barcola of Paris Saint Germain, Ibrahima Konate of Liverpool during the UEFA Champions League match between Paris Saint Germain v Liverpool at the Parc des Princes on March 5, 2025 in Paris France (Photo by Rico Brouwer/Soccrates/Getty Images)(Image: Rico Brouwer/Soccrates/Getty Images)

Former FIFA referee Christina Unkel believes Ibrahima Konate should have been sent off against Paris Saint-Germain.

The Liverpool defender pushed PSG forward Bradley Barcola in the back in the 25th minute at Parc des Princes.

However, no foul was given, and VAR found there to be no clear and obvious error with that judgement.



PSG were left furious by the decision, and the club's soccer adviser, Luis Campos, reportedly made his feelings known to referee Davide Massa at half-time.

PSG's night got even worse when Harvey Elliott struck in the 87th minute to secure the Reds a 1-0 win, despite the fact Arne Slot's side had largely been second best and had Alisson Becker to thank for not falling behind.

TNT Sports pundits Ally McCoist and Rio Ferdinand were both of the belief the wrong decision was made; now their sentiment has been echoed by former referee Unkel.

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"I’m actually not going to agree with the referee or VAR in this play itself.

The answer here is yes.

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"It meets all of the DOGSO considerations so I would have wanted to see this as a penalty and then the VAR if not called on-field."

Reflecting on the decision, Konate told Canal+ post-match: "There was a VAR check.