The specialist explained everything, after the decisive phase that triggered a huge scandal at Real

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The goal was disallowed for offside, but assistant referee Tomasz Listkiewicz broke the rules by raising the flag before the end of the phase. The decisive moments, the pass to De Ligt and the one where the flag is raised, in the photo gallery below, frame by frame.

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The specialist gave the verdict, after the phase that caused a huge scandal at Real – Bayern

Szymon Marciniak whistled after seeing his teammate on the wing raise the flag, and because the play was stopped before the ball entered the goal, the VAR could not intervene, as regulation does not allow, to analyze whether it was offside or not. Pavel Fernandez, the Marca specialist on arbitration issues, explained everything.

“It was canceled in error. De Ligt is offside at the time of the pass, but does not take part in the game. The ball reaches Mazraoui. Meanwhile, De Ligt gets into a regulation position.

Marciniak whistled before the ball hit the net, which is why the VAR could not intervene“, Pavel Fernandez transmitted.

Marius Avram: “Big mistake”

Marius Avram also reported that the goal was wrongly disallowed.

“It was canceled in error. De Ligt is offside at the time of the pass, but does not take part in the game. The ball reaches Mazraoui. Meanwhile, De Ligt gets into a regulation position. Marciniak whistled before the ball hit the net, which is why the VAR could not intervene

I’m surprised that at this level it’s such a big mistake. Not an offside mistake or not, it’s very tight, millimetre. It was wrong because the protocol was not followed, where it says that the linesman must wait for the end of the phase and then raise the pennant. Thus, it leaves those in the VAR booth to analyze the phase.

The fact that he raised the flag made the VARs unable to intervene. It was a double fault, by the lineman and Marciniak, who could whistle after the end of the phase.

We have no way of knowing if it was empty or not. This decision puts a black mark on arbitration, I’m sure there will be a lot of discussion. The biggest mistake was the assistant, who raised the flag. Marciniak was allowed to wait until the whistle“, said Marius Avram, at Euro Football.