# Another Humiliating French Surrender

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [March 8, 2017, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-humiliating-french-surrender/781734 "2017-03-08T22:08:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2017, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-humiliating-french-surrender/781734/1 "2017-03-08T22:08:26Z")

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Way to go PSG…

> **[Barcelona 6-1 PSG (Agg: 6-5): Champions League last 16, second leg – as...](https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2017/mar/08/barcelona-psg-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-live)**
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> Minute-by-minute report: Barcelona completed one of the greatest comebacks in football history as Paris Saint-Germain choked on an incredible night at Camp Nou

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**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2017, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-humiliating-french-surrender/781734/2 "2017-03-09T03:00:15Z")

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Worst French defeat since Dein Bien Phu…

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**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2017, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-humiliating-french-surrender/781734/3 "2017-03-14T13:40:54Z")

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Uefalona indeed! Referee [under scrutiny.](http://m.goal.com/s/en/news/8/main/2017/03/11/33518312/barcelona-vs-psg-referee-facing-uefa-demotion)

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**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2017, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-humiliating-french-surrender/781734/4 "2017-03-14T16:38:25Z")

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Barca seems to luck into these refs…like the ‘Norwegian’ ref in the semi final match against Chelsea iirc.

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**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2017, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-humiliating-french-surrender/781734/5 "2017-03-14T16:53:44Z")

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There were at least 4 game errors that he made that helped Barca. Mascherano even admits that his tackle on Di Maria should have been a penalty. Suarez and Neymar both dived.

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**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2017, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-humiliating-french-surrender/781734/6 "2017-03-14T23:45:10Z")

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> [@AK84](#):
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> There were at least 4 game errors that he made that helped Barca. Mascherano even admits that his tackle on Di Maria should have been a penalty. Suarez and Neymar both dived.

Same as 2009 as noted above…[Chelsea vs. FC Barcelona: Judging the Penalty Claims from 2009 Champions League | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report](http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1134905-chelsea-vs-fc-barcelona-judging-the-penalty-claims-from-2009-champions-league)