Arsenal striker blasts PSG star for 2 red cards

– Arsenal played 1:1 against PSG in the UCL opener

– Olivier Giroud and Marco Verratti were shown second yellow cards

– Giroud blasts the PSG midfielder

Olivier Giroud, the forward of Arsenal, criticized PSG playmaker Marco Verratti for going to the ground easily.

Arsenal were lucky to get a draw against a rampant PSG side in match day one of the 2016/2017 Champions League. Edison Cavani scored after just 43 seconds and the striker had at five other chances to increase the scoreline but Edison Cavani fluffed his lines.

Alexis Sanchez equalized late in the match after nice work by Alex Iwobi who was a substitute.

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Giroud and Veratti were shown second yellow cards after a tangle. The Arsenal forward brought down Verratti before Marquinhos pushed the Arsenal man into his team-mate, leading to bookings.

Giroud’s red card

And Giroud reacted: “Being on a yellow card, I didn’t want to make waves. I obstructed Verratti, he threw himself to the ground and I don’t understand. Marquinhos pushed me from behind and I don’t know how Verratti falls a second time.”

He stressed: “It escalated the situation. It’s frustrating, especially since I don’t know if the referee saw what happened. I was really surprised at his behaviour.”

 

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