What They're Saying: Thomas Tuchel

• by Soccer America , Mar 6, 2019

"I am a big supporter of VAR and I stay a big supporter of VAR. From my point of view, I watched Dalot take the shot. I saw the ball flying straight from his foot and for me it was clear that it was going way over the bar. There are many things to discuss before taking the decision and I think it's a 50-50 decision. What makes it super hard is that I had the clear feeling that the shot was not on target, and to get rewarded with a penalty, there is no logic."

-- Paris St. Germain coach Thomas Tuchel after VAR (introduced for the first time for the UEFA Champions League knockout stage) was used to award a penalty to Manchester United in stoppage time for a handball by Presnel Kimpembe on Diogo Dalot's shot, and the resulting goal by Marcus Rashford gave United a 3-1 win that sent it through the quarterfinals on away goals after a 3-3 aggregate tie. (AFP)