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PSG president Al-Khelaifi criticises referee in Napoli draw as he demands VAR

Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi can't wait for the implementation of the video assistant referee [VAR] system in the Champions League after he claimed a string of errors contributed to the 1-1 draw with Napoli.

After Juan Bernat had given the visitors the lead in Naples, Lorenzo Insigne equalised from the penalty spot though replays later showed that Jose Callejon was offside in the build-up.

The French champions were then adamant they should have been awarded a penalty when Bernat was upended in the area after 70 minutes, but referee Bjorn Kuipers waved away the appeals.

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And at full-time whistle Al-Khelaifi was left frustrated with Kuipers - who also booked Neymar for dissent - and the team of officials for a series of costly mistakes.