The VAR official on the centre of a controversial penalty award in Paris Saint-Germain’s 1-1 Champions League draw with Newcastle United has been faraway from responsibility by UEFA for a recreation on Wednesday, European soccer’s governing physique informed AFP. Poland’s Tomasz Kwiatkowski was resulting from be the Video Assistant Referee at Wednesday’s Champions League Group D match between Real Sociedad and Red Bull Salzburg in Spain, however is not going to now be concerned.

His alternative comes after Kylian Mbappe scored a penalty eight minutes into harm time to earn PSG some extent towards Newcastle in Paris on Tuesday, a end result that disadvantaged the English aspect of a well-known victory and leaves them getting ready to a group-stage exit.

Newcastle have been main 1-0 when on-field referee Szymon Marciniak was known as by his Polish compatriot Kwiatkowski to return throughout and evaluation photos of a handball within the field by Tino Livramento.

A penalty was given, regardless of the offence showing questionable and an analogous handball declare towards Newcastle’s Lewis Miley being dismissed earlier within the second half.

The English membership’s supervisor, Eddie Howe, known as the penalty award “a poor decision” when talking after the sport.