Luis Enrique declined to criticise referee Francois Letexier for not sending off Monaco defender Wilfried Singo on Wednesday after a harmful problem left Paris Saint-Germain keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma with a gashed face.

PSG got here again from 2-1 right down to win 4-2 at Monaco, however they needed to substitute Donnarumma 22 minutes in after Singo’s studs-up problem left quite a few nasty gashes on the goalkeeper’s face.

Singo had been booked a couple of minutes beforehand, however French media reported that the referee noticed the contact as incidental, reasonably than deliberate, and allowed him to stay on the sphere. Donnarumma, nonetheless, couldn’t proceed after receiving remedy, with reserve goalkeeper Matvey Safonov occurring in his place.

“The refereeing choices? I can’t do something, I couldn’t see the motion, however if you see an motion like that it’s at all times troublesome,” Luis Enrique advised Bein Sports activities.

“The gamers don’t intend to harm. It’s troublesome to referee this type of match, I’m not speaking concerning the refereeing work.”

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Following the sport, PSG confirmed Donnarumma would endure medical examinations on Thursday, placing him unsure for his or her Coupe de France tie in opposition to Lens on Sunday.

Regardless of going 2-1 behind within the second half, PSG bounced again with a purpose from Goncalo Ramos and a brace from Ousmane Dembele to increase their unbeaten run within the league this season to 16 video games.

PSG enter the Christmas break prime of the desk on 40 factors, 10 away from nearest rivals Marseille and Monaco.

“The target was achieved. It was a troublesome match, we weren’t as much as par always, they knew the way to come again and take the lead, however I’m proud of the end result,” Luis Enrique added.