Paris Saint-Germain will have to rely on the services of Kevin Gameiro after Zlatan Ibrahimovic was suspended for two matches in the Champions League including the upcoming encounter with Valencia at Parc des Princes
The decision was made last night. European football governing body UEFA has suspended http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Zlatan-Ibrahimovic-c38029 for two games in the Champions League after he was shown the red card during his team’s 2-1 away win over Valencia in the first-leg
of the Round of 16 clash.
The penalty has really angered coach Carlo Ancelotti who while talking to reporters, said that the is surprised by the decision as much as he was surprised by the red card.
“I’m surprised. But I was also very surprised by the red card. Giving a two-game suspension is something incredible. I hope that UEFA will reconsider it. Sometimes it happens when the decision is unfair,” said the former AC Milan manger during a press conference
following his team’s Coup de http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-de-Marseille-c40127.
However, the capital club reserves the right to appeal against the suspension but has no warranty of a change in decision. Meanwhile, in order to overcome the absence of the Swedish striker, Paris Saint-Germain will have to count on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kevin-Gameiro-c20721. The France
international started for Les Parisiens last night in the 2-0 win over Les Phoceens but his performance was not really awe inspiring.
“In the first half, I felt good but I was a little tired during the second. I slowed down a bit. This is normal. I am happy with my performance,” said Gameiro while talking to reporters.
Despite his satisfactory performance, the former Lorient man failed to put his name on the score sheet, lacking spontaneity and making certain choices that were surprising to say the least. For his part, Ibra did score twice but he won’t be there for his
team’s rescue in the next two Champions League games. However, Gameiro says that he will give everything on the field if given a chance.
“Against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863, we will see what the coach decides. We always hope to play and if I’m on the field, I will give everything.”
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