Overview
- Lazar Samardzic scored in the 90th minute at the Vélodrome after Atalanta had earlier seen a penalty saved by Gerónimo Rulli.
- Referee José María Sánchez Martínez did not review a late apparent handball in Atalanta’s box on VAR, a decision central to the controversy.
- Marseille president Pablo Longoria and director Medhi Benatia confronted a UEFA delegate on the pitch; Benatia called the episode “a theft” and criticized the referees’ attitude.
- Former international referee Saïd Ennjimi said a penalty could have been awarded, while Le Parisien detailed IFAB handball guidance that can support the on-field interpretation.
- The defeat leaves OM with three losses in four group games and outside the qualifying places, as Atalanta coach Ivan Jurić insisted the victory was totally deserved and Marseille’s mayor voiced outrage.