LIGUE 1 - Marsch unhappy with referee's decisions after draw with PSG

RB Leizpig coach Jesse Marsch has accused the referee of paying too much attention to Paris Saint-superstars Germain's — and not enough to his players — after their 2-2 Champions League tie at home.

After Georginio Wijnaldum tallied twice to cancel out Christopher Nkunku's early opener for the hosts, Leipzig substitute Dominik Szoboszlai's last-gasp penalty sealed a 2-2 draw with PSG.

Marsch fought with Swedish referee Andreas Ekberg in the first half, with the latter booking Leipzig's American coach after a heated exchange on the sidelines.

"I was really angry from the start with the performance of the referee," fumed Marsch, who felt the official allowed too many decisions to go the way of the star-studded PSG team, which included Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.

"In a few moments, it honestly felt like he (Ekberg) wanted to get an autograph from Neymar after the game.

"I have often experienced that the big clubs get all the respect from the refereeing team, but not the little clubs."

"The only way to change (the situation) was to escalate my emotions -- even when the fans whistle, it changes nothing," he said.

"I told the fourth official, 'I have two choices -- either I sit here and take it all from you, or show some emotion and try to get some more respect from the referee'.

"It's great to have Neymar, (Angel) Di Maria and Mbappe here in Leipzig -- they're great players -- but let's have a normal game where everyone can say it was fair."

The result ruined Leipzig's slim chances of qualifying for the Champions League last 16 at the bottom of Group A, while PSG lost ground to Manchester City, who hammered Brugge 4-1 on Wednesday.