JOSHUA DOERING | SPORTS EDITOR | jdoering@butler.edu
Alan Smith, the color commentator for TNT, thought there was no way the call would be reversed. There was no way the deflection off Paris Saint-Germain defender Presnel Kimpembe’s arm met the definition of a hand ball. Especially not in the 91st minute with a spot in the Champions League quarterfinals on the line.
Smith watched replay after replay of Kimpembe jumping and turning his body to block Diogo Dalot’s shot from outside the box, the ball ricocheting off Kimpembe’s arm in the process.
“I’d be amazed if they gave that,” Smith said.