Eric Wattellier explains Lille v PSG added time after 2-2 draw | OneFootball

According to L'Équipe, a Ligue 1+ ref-cam video released on Sunday night shows referee Eric Wattellier detailing his stoppage-time calculation after Lille and PSG drew 2-2. Paris levelled late.

The match on Friday, in Ligue 1’s second round, left Lille aggrieved. Three minutes had been signalled, yet Marquinhos equalised after 94 minutes and 10 seconds.

The footage captures lighter moments too, such as Olivier Giroud querying the wall distance on a Paris free-kick and joking about the referee’s long strides.

It also records Wattellier warning goalkeeper Berke Özer, who was on the turf after minor contact at 90+2 with the score 2-1, that further delay would lead to extra time being added.

After the final whistle, Wattellier told Dilane Bakwa that his baseline was three minutes plus at least one. He said four were set because PSG had scored in stoppage time, with Vitinha netting at 90:02 just after the board went up, so additional time was applied.

Source: L'Équipe

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