Referee retaliates after Nantes defender infringed him- then sends player off

Angel Di Maria was the scorer of the lone goal as PSG defeated Nantes to go 11-point clear at the top of the French Ligue 1 table in a game that was almost marred by controversial refereeing decisions.

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Carlos who was handed the matching off orders after the game said.

"It's a joke," Kita told French TV. "I received 20 text messages from all over the world telling me that this referee is a joke.

"If I talk too much, I will be summoned by an ethics commission. We have no right to say anything."

Nantes manager Claudio Ranieri: "The worst thing is that Diego Carlos will have a minimum one-match suspension. It was a good game for us if we forget the goal ruled out for offside and what happened with Diego Carlos."