Two weeks of convalescence at the very least, such is the sentence for Achraf Hakimi who suffers from a major sprained ankle after suffering an uncontrolled tackle from Luis Diaz on Tuesday during the clash of the 4e day of the Champions League between PSG and Bayern.
In view of the images of this foot stuck under the leg of a Colombian guilty at the very least of a serious excess of commitment, the Moroccan international came close to the worst. While the African Cup of Nations is among its main objectives this season, the Atlas Lion should indeed be there. A relief.
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However, while it took the help of video assistance to decide the referee of the match to show the red card for this reprehensible action, some found the way – slowed down to support – to contest the sanction inflicted on the double Munich goalscorer that evening.
“It didn’t deserve red”
This is the case of the former Real Madrid star, trained at Bayern, Toni Kroos. “ In my opinion, it’s clear, it didn’t deserve red », Says the former German international in his podcast called Einfach mal luppen. The merengue legend seeing “ a harsh intervention » but not « an intentional fault “.
For the 2014 world champion, the referee “ let Hakimi’s injury influence his assessment of the action “. And to add: “ If Ashraf had gotten up after the contact, no one would have seen the action again. In this type of situation, the referee must judge the action itself, and not its consequences… »
