Dominik Szoboszlai was almost left in disbelief as Liverpool saw their penalty appeals waved away on the stroke of half time against PSG in the Champions League
21:23, 11 Mar 2025
Dominik Szoboszlai
Dominik Szoboszlai was denied a penalty(Image: Amazon Prime Video)
Liverpool fans couldn't believe their eyes as their penalty appeals were turned down.
The Reds' 1-0 advantage from Harvey Barnes' Parisian heist was quickly pegged back after a defensive mix-up between Ibrahima Konate and Alisson.
Article continues below
Liverpool had the better of the opening exchange, but they failed to take advantage and found themselves behind. However, they saw a route back ahead dashed on the stroke of half-time.
Dominik Szoboszlai had the ball just inside the area when he was taken down by Fabian Ruiz - who made contact with the back of the Hungarian's leg.
However, referee Istvan Kovacs waved away the appeals of the Liverpool players.
PSG's Ousmane Dembele jumps over Liverpool's goalkeeper Alisson to score during the Champions League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield in Liverpool, England, Tuesday, March 11, 2025.
PSG were ahead at the time of the incident(Image: AP)
Don't miss a thing with football updates!
Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news? Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star Football email newsletter!
From the latest transfer news to breaking stories, get it all in your email inbox.
How do you sign up?
It only takes a matter of seconds.
Simply click on this link, then provide your email address and that's it, job done. You'll receive an email with all of the top football stories.
You can also sign up for our sport email, Off the Ball, for all the latest darts, boxing, snooker, F1 stories and more, right here
The incident did go to VAR - but they agreed with the on-field decision. And explaining their decision on Amazon Prime, Mark Clattenburg said: "Yeah, what's interesting is that he does get a kick on the back of the thigh, but then there seems to be one or two more seconds.
"He thinks about the contact and then goes down and that's what the referee and VAR have seen."
However, Liverpool fans were left less than impressed on social media - and they vented their frustration on X. "That’s a penalty for any other team, unless it’s Liverpool," one fumed.
Article continues below
"Szoboszlai just got blatantly kicked in the box and I’m genuinely surprised the ref didn’t give PSG a penalty for it," a second sighed. While a third posted: "He literally gets none of the ball, how is that NOT a foul on Szoboszlai?"
And another added: "Szoboszlai was kicked there you know fully kicked. No ball was attempted to be played!"
Liverpool fans had gone into the game with the advantage after their historic win in the French capital. And they had given their rivals a hostile welcome to the banks of the River Mersey.