""You don't feel it during the game itself. I thought I had played the ball with my stomach, and then Mendes with his hand. The referee whistled for handball against me five seconds later. That's really strange. Things could definitely have gone better for us today, including the other handball [on João Neves].""
""Since when does the fourth official intervene in the game? I've never experienced that before. But that's not my business; I can't change it now anyway. That would have been a decisive moment if PSG had lost a player so early.""
Bayern Munich faced Paris Saint Germain in a Champions League semifinal marked by controversial refereeing decisions, especially regarding handball calls. Alphonso Davies was penalized for a handball leading to a penalty. Nuno Mendes avoided a second yellow card despite a handball, while João Neves' handball was not called. Konrad Laimer expressed frustration over the fourth official's intervention and the impact of these decisions on the match's outcome. He believed that losing a player early could have changed the game's dynamics, emphasizing the importance of small details in such high-stakes matches.
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