Newcastle legend Alan Shearer led a host of pundits left enraged and baffled at the awarding of a controversial late penalty to PSG as they denied Eddie Howe’s side a famous away win in the Champions League. <br /><br />Newcastle were minutes from a 1-0 victory in the French capital after Alexander Isak's first-half strike, which would have seen Eddie Howe's side move to second in the group.<br /><br />The hosts were given a chance to draw level from the spot after Tino Livramento was adjudged to have handled in the box after the ball hit his chest and then struck his elbow. <br /><br />Kylian Mbappe dispatched the resulting penalty to secure a 1-1 draw, leaving PSG's hopes of reaching the knock-out stage in their own hands.<br /><br />Shearer blasted the decision on social media, posting 'Do me a favor man. What a load of VAR'.<br /><br />'How on earth is that a penalty for PSG? Ludicrous,' tweeted Match of the Day host Gary Lineker. <br /><br />'What a joke. VAR !! The referee bottled it. The disgraceful decision makes you wonder why we bother,' posted Jeff Stelling, the former host of Sky Sport's long-running results service Soccer Saturday.<br /><br />Ex-Liverpool striker Stan Collymore blasted the use of VAR in making the decision, tweeting 'VAR, please die.'<br /><br />TNT co-commentator Ally McCoist claimed 'We may as well give up the game' as the Rangers legend expressed frustration at the awarding of the penalty.<br /><br />McCoist insisted that the decision was 'bordering on robbery' for Howe's Newcastle side.<br /><br />‘That’s a shambles. Honestly, it is not on. Dembele plays it and it hits his chest and then comes off his left elbow,' McCoist said.<br /><br />‘If that is a penalty kick we are chucking it, we may as well give up the game. That is nonsense, nonsense.<br /><br />‘It is never a penalty. The referee has been excellent up until now but how can you give that?
