Benjamin Pavard was logically expelled in the last moments of the knockout stages of the Champions League between PSG and Bayern (0-1). The French defender from Munich sacrificed himself to cut Lionel Messi on the last dangerous opportunity for the Ile-de-France club.
"But are you crazy or what?" (Mais t'es fou ou quoi?) Neymar seems to be asking Benjamin Pavard a few moments before the end of this PSG-Bayern (0-1) in the Champions League.
The gesture and the hot reaction of the Brazilian say a lot about the too rough intervention of the Frenchman on Lionel Messi.
Guilty of a nasty tackle on the Argentine star, the central defender logically received his second warning of the evening. Sent off for this new yellow card, Benjamin Pavard will miss the round of 16 second leg on March 8 at the Allianz Arena.
VIDEO: "R U crazy or what?" Neymar rages against Pavard who cut Messi
An intelligent mistake by Pavard?
Already warned after an intervention a little too hard on Neymar in the first period, Benjamin Pavard took a second logical yellow for his fault on 'La Pulga'. By blocking the ankle between his legs, the former Lille and Stuttgart could have injured Lionel Messi. But for once, if the expulsion is legitimate, Benjamin Pavard seems to have made the right gesture … for Bayern.
By committing this gross foul, the 26-year-old defender annihilated PSG's last action and secured victory for his team.
By mowing down Lionel Messi before entering the area, Benjamin Pavard avoided a face-to-face between the Argentinian and Yann Sommer. All without conceding a penalty. A winning bet since Paris did not score and was condemned to the feat in the return match.