In light of his questionable showing in last week’s Champions League thriller, should Deniz Aytekin answer for his performance?
Referee Deniz Aytekin may have thought that he’d escape with his dubious showing during Barcelona’s miraculous Champions League comeback against Paris Saint-Germain last week, with the Catalan giants’ remarkable 6-1 triumph stealing the attention.
However, reports in Spain after the match indicated that the referee was in danger of being removed from UCL duties after his sub-par showing and a series of controversial calls.
Marca reported that Aytekin’s decision to award Barca a stoppage-time penalty—a decision which sparked outrage among PSG supporters—was one particular incident that Uefa were considering, with Luis Suarez’s tumble appearing largely unprovoked.
“UEFA sources have confirmed to Marca that it is [Uefa head of refereeing Pierluigi] Collina's way of cutting mistakes out from his team of officials,” the Spanish paper reported.
“However the body won't strictly punish the German official, although he could find himself demoted to lesser profile games for the time being or simply removed from action for a specific period.”
Goal readers on social media were torn when questioned about the potential decision to suspend Aytekin.
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