PSG v Bayern: No red card for Diaz, Toni Kroos gives a strange explanation

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·7 November 2025

PSG v Bayern: No red card for Diaz, Toni Kroos gives a strange explanation

Toni Kroos (35 years old), former midfielder for Bayern Munich (205 matches, in addition to being trained there), Real Madrid (2014-2024), and Germany (114 caps), was invited on the podcast Einfach mal Luppen to discuss the match between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern on Tuesday (1-2, Matchday 4 of the Champions League). It was an opportunity for him to give a rather surprising opinion on the red card given to Luis Diaz (28-year-old Bayern striker) for his tackle on Achraf Hakimi (27-year-old right-back for PSG).

“For me, it’s clear: that was not a red card. The referee let Hakimi’s injury influence his judgment of the incident. If Hakimi had gotten up after the contact, no one would have reviewed the play. In this kind of situation, the referee must judge the action itself, not its consequences,” comments relayed by Le Parisien.

These are rather surprising remarks, since the tackle was quite clearly dangerous. It was launched from behind, with no real chance of touching the ball, in the air… Even if Hakimi was lucky enough to escape without injury, that doesn’t change the fact that it was a very dangerous move. Precisely because it could cause an injury. It was actually surprising that the referee only gave a yellow card live and needed VAR.