Morning news: Important sanction for the referee who “eliminated” Bayern from the Champions League

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Real Madrid qualified for the Champions League final on Wednesday night after beating Bayern Munich 2-1 at home in a game that was not without its share of controversy, the most important of which in the last seconds of the game.

When De Ligt scored with a shot from the box, it was wrongly ruled out for offside before the VAR could intervene, one of the protagonists of this phase being the referee Tomasz Listkiewicz, who raised the flag before the phase to conclude as required by protocol.

However, this week’s mistake at the Santiago Bernabeu could cost him dearly. Former FIFA referee Marius Avram has revealed that UEFA will make a decision on Listkiewicz, who may not make the list of referees called up for EURO 2024.

“Let’s see what decision the UEFA people make, a mistake like this could make Marciniak have problems at the EURO, and the goalkeeper could no longer be included in his brigade at the final tournament“, said Marius Avram, at Digi Sport.

This idea also appeared in the press in Poland, which wrote that the whole brigade of the center Szymon Marciniak could suffer after the blunder committed in Madrid.

“UEFA was considering the Polish squad for the opening match at EURO 2024. Due to the events in Madrid and the fact that Germany v Scotland will be played in Munich, this is unlikely to happen again“, the Polish journalists noted.

Last night, the finals of the Europa League and the Conference League were decided, in the race for the two European trophies Bayer Leverkusen and Atalanta, respectively Olympiakos and Fiorentina.

Concretely, the Lusitanians will qualify in the most important interclub competition on the continent if the Europa League trophy goes to those from Bayer Leverkusen, who already have their presence in the Champions League ensured, as a result of the title won in Germany.

Benfica will also grab a spot in the UCL if Atalanta clinch the EL trophy, but for that the Italians need to finish the season in the top 4 in Serie A. Gasperini’s side are currently in 5th place, 4 points behind occupying the 4th place and 6 points behind the team in the 3rd place, with the mention that Atalanta has a game in hand against them.

If Atalanta fails to finish in one of the top 4 places in Serie A, but wins the Europa League trophy, Italy will have 6 representatives in the next Champions League season.

The final of the Europa League will take place in Dublin, on May 22, from 22:00, and the last act of the Conference League will be played in Athens, on May 29, from 22:00.

Union Saint-Gilloise won the Belgian Football Cup after a wait of no less than 110 years, defeating Royal Antwerp 1-0 in the final at the Roi Baudouin Stadium in Brussels on Thursday. The goal was scored by the Japanese Koki Machida in the minute (45+1).

Union Saint-Gilloise has won the Belgian Cup three times, the last success in this competition dating back to 1914. The team coached by German Alexander Blessin is in the race to succeed in the Cup/Championship event. With three games remaining in the play-offs, they are three points behind leaders FC Bruges, who they will play against in the next round on Monday.

Union Saint-Gilloise has 11 championship titles, the last in 1935.

The team from Brussels returned in 2021 to the first league, after an absence of 48 years, and in the previous two seasons was very close to winning the championship.

The Union club has been owned since 2018 by British businessman Tony Bloom, who is also the owner of English first division club Brighton.