Semi-finalheart attack on the Bernabeu between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. The Madrilenians were led 1-0, but managed to miraculously turn the score around. Then, Joselu equalized in the 88th minute, and he would also lead the team to the Champions League final, with the goal in the 92nd minute. Whatever the Madrid players say, one thing is clear: athe refereeing was disastrous and clearly in favor of Real! The match convinced us that there are refereeing mistakes that defy logic and the penalty not only here, but also at UEFA.
The phase that drove the Germans out of their minds took place in the 90th+13th minute, when the referees stole their last chance to catch the Champions League final. Bayern score through De Ligt after a long pass that initially looked for Mazraoui, but instead of restoring parity, the goal was disallowed.
The referee immediately whistled the offside position, and the linesman hurried to raise the flag, even though the position was a borderline one, almost impossible to observe live. A procedural error! According to the recommendations valid since the introduction of the VAR system, the scorers must wait before signaling a possible irregularity.
This is where the slaughter of referees began. Afterwards, on the footage, it is clear that Bayern’s success was perfectly legal and that the goal had no reason to be disallowed. Even the Spaniards from Marca say that the referee made a serious mistake. “It was canceled in error. Marciniak whistled before the ball reached the net, that’s why the VAR couldn’t intervene”, said Pavel Fernandez, Marca’s referee specialist.
Thomas Tuchel, the technician from Bayern Munich was downright devastated and did not refrain from throwing dust at the referee at the end of the game.
Teary-eyed Tuchel called the referees’ decision to disallow the goal “a disaster, madness”.
Matthijs de Ligt revealed in the post-match flash interview that the referee had admitted his mistake. “The linesman told me: I’m sorry, I made a mistake. It was a shame,” De Ligt said.
