On Wednesday, in the second leg of their 2025-2026 Champions League semi-final (final on May 30 against Arsenal), Paris Saint-Germain faced Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena. Konrad Laimer, the 28-year-old full-back for the German team, stopped in the mixed zone after PSG’s 1-1 draw (5-6 on aggregate).
Laimer: “It’s really strange.”
The refereeing decision to call a handball against you rather than Mendes?
“You don’t feel it during the match itself. I thought I played the ball with my stomach, and then Mendes with his hand. The referee called a handball against me five seconds later. It’s really strange. Things could have gone much better for us today, including regarding the other handball (Neves).”
Laimer: “It would have been a decisive moment if PSG had lost a player so early.”
The handball on you was flagged by the fourth official.
Since when does the fourth official intervene in the match? I’ve never experienced this before. But it’s not my problem; I can’t change anything now anyway. It would have been a decisive moment if PSG had lost a player so early.
In matches like these, everything comes down to a few small details. I always felt we could turn things around. But today, it wasn’t enough. It’s really tough.
