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Mark Clattenburg: Penalty given against PSG was because of new UEFA instruction

By Vincent Ashitey
Mark Clattenburg: Penalty given against PSG was because of new UEFA instruction
Mark Clattenburg: Penalty given against PSG was because of new UEFA instruction
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Let's be clear, referee Damir Skomina applied the laws as UEFA wish them to be in awarding Manchester United their late penalty in Paris.

But PSG will be furious, and I understand why.

This, for me, should not have been a penalty as Presnel Kimpembe did not deliberately handle the ball.

This would never be given as a penalty in the Premier League, but it was given in the Champions League because of UEFA's recent instruction to referees, which came about after Manchester City conceded a similar one at Schalke last month.

They want referees to penalise handballs when the arm is out and in a non-natural position.

In that respect the official has been consistent.

However, he watched a slow-motion replay of the incident, and when it comes to handball it always looks worse slowed down.

I would always want to watch a handball claim in a real-time replay.

Do that here and it's never a penalty as the player turned away and tried to withdraw his arm away from the ball.

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WHAT IS THE RULE? 

FIFA's rule book (Laws of the Game 2014-15) defines it as: 'Handling the ball involves a deliberate act of a player making contact with the ball with his hand or arm. The referee must take the following into consideration:

• the movement of the hand towards the ball (not the ball towards the hand)

• the distance between the opponent and the ball

• the position of the hand does not necessarily mean that there is an infringement

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