Corentin Tolisso is great! Even the day after the match and the defeat (2-3) suffered in extra time against PSG in Ligue 1, the anger was still very much felt. Frustration and incomprehension also in the face of many arbitration decisions which he considers to be the most controversial and, according to him, weigh on the results.
So the OL midfielder was violent. In a calm and calm tone, Monday evening he spoke in a story on his Instagram account which mentioned the Ligue 1 and Ligue 1+ accounts. “I’m not used to making videos like this, especially via social networks, but for me today it’s important to express myself about what happened yesterday (Sunday) and about what has happened more generally since the start of the season in Ligue 1,” the international began in the published video.
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“Yes, I made this video because yesterday we were the victims of a refereeing error, but in general since the start of the season the same thing has happened every weekend, on every pitch in Ligue 1,” continued the Lyon captain, who previously shared a video of the controversial action in the match accompanied by “actually yesterday there was no VAR”.
“So many teams are victims of refereeing errors and that’s not good, for me we need to change things,” he said. After Paris’ third goal, when I went to see Benoît Bastien (match referee) I told him: I’m sorry, but honestly you’re not up to that level. He answered me, what do you suggest? »
“To be honest, you don’t reach that level”
If he doesn’t find the answer by then, the 31-year-old wants to, on reflection, raise awareness. Grenelle football.
“Today I want to tell him that we got together, that we communicated and that we had a meeting with all the Ligue 1 captains with the managers of each club and all the Ligue 1 referees and their superiors so that we can talk, dialogue and exchange ideas because for me that is no longer possible. »
Tolisso wasn’t the only one to fault Benoît Bastien’s decision in Sunday’s match at the Groupama Stadium. Alexandre Lacazette, former star striker of Olympique Lyonnais (2010-2017 then 2022-2025) who has been playing since this summer in the Persian Gulf, in Neom, explained on his X account on the night of Sunday to Monday: “Bravo OL. It’s not easy in 11 vs 12”.
Among the most criticized was the action that led to the Parisians’ second goal in which Vitinha appeared to unbalance Tanner Tessmann to win the ball before serving to Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
