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Controversial Point: Should Newcastle’s Second Goal vs. PSG Count? (Video)

By Eduardo - 4 October 2023, 20:48

Newcastle United's English defender #33 Dan Burn (C) is mobbed by teammates after scoring the team's second goal during the UEFA Champions League Group F football match between Newcastle United and Paris Saint-Germain at St James' Park in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, north east England on October 4, 2023. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images)

While Paris Saint-Germain did give up three straight goals to Newcastle United, one was controversial. The second goal by the Magpies does have many people talking about whether or not it should’ve counted.

The chaotic second goal appears to have made contact with a handball, but it wasn’t sanctioned even as the play went for a VAR check. Eventually, this second goal stood for a 2-0 lead, with Newcastle adding a third in the second half and PSG finally breaking through.

That’s a clear handball from Newcastle in the buildup to the second goal.

WHAT A JOKE, @ChampionsLeague. 🤡pic.twitter.com/ndK8DbM6G3

— PSG Report (@PSG_Report) October 4, 2023