Viral Clash Between City and PSG / Enzo Fernández Hits Referee Yet Isn't Sent Off! (Photo)
Football fans are asking why Enzo Fernández was not shown a red card for his confrontation with the referee during Manchester City's defeat to Paris Saint-Germain.
According to "Varzesh Se", Manchester City football team defeated Paris Saint-Germain with a score of 4:2 in a high-scoring match of the European Champions League. The Parisian guest started a storm and took a 3-goal lead in the first half with the goals of Desiree Due, Ousmane Dembele and Vitinia. Although Erling Haaland scored two goals before and after Magnus Ekliusch's goal, he tried to revive the hosts' hopes, but the superiority of the Parisian students remained.
However, the situation could have been more critical for the Citizens as Enzo Fernandez narrowly avoided receiving a red card after a strange clash with German referee Essen Jablonski.
During this scene, the 25-year-old Argentinian midfielder was starting towards the ball, but the referee was in his way. Fernandez made no attempt to change the direction and directly knocked the referee down from behind Naqsh's head. The slow-motion images clearly showed that the player put his hands on the referee's waist and pushed him with a noticeable pressure; A move that resulted in Jablonski being thrown and shockingly knocked down.
After this collision, Fernandez did not even try to continue the game and simply stood and watched the movement of the ball. The omission of the referee and the video of the referee's room caused a wave of anger and surprise among fans and social media users.
"Enzo Fernandez clearly pushed the referee," one user wrote.
Another said: "Enzo Fernandez was fouled simply because the referee blocked his running path."
The third fan also wondered: "How is it possible that Enzo is not fired for this move?"
And another user also wrote: "This mistake was a 100% and indisputable red card for Enzo."