Nasri: No matter which team will think Medina s handball is a scandal, not a penalty kick at all

Early this morning, Marseille lost 1-2 to Real Madrid away in the first Champions League match. Former Marseille player Nasri talked about Medina's controversial penalty kick in an interview with Canal+.

Argentine defender Medina was awarded a penalty for a handball. Although the referee made the penalty without hesitation and received support from VAR, the French media expressed strong dissatisfaction with this. RMC Sport believes the decision is "abnormal", while The Team News said it was a "very controversial" penalty.

Nasri said bluntly: "No matter which team will think that this penalty is a scandal, it is not a penalty at all." He also said he hoped to hear the referee's explanation and understand why he made such a decision.

The Team Lesson conducted a detailed analysis of this critical moment: "In the 79th minute, Vinicius, who had just come on the bench, accelerated his breakthrough on the left, and it was Medina who faced him. The Brazilian was blocked by the opponent when he tried to get out of the man, but when he got up, the ball hit his hand and the referee Perto awarded a penalty without hesitation."

Local media in Marseille such as Le Provence and Le Figaro also questioned the handball penalty, calling it a "severe" and "unfortunate" penalty. Although Marseille performed quite well at the Bernabeu, they failed to score any points due to this controversial penalty.