The German press is angry after the controversial action in the 104th minute. The referee canceled a goal action by blowing the whistle too early during the Champions League semi-final return leg between Real and Bayern (2-1), which ended in the elimination of the Munich team.
“Scandalous scene in the 104th minute”headlines this Thursday morning the number 1 daily newspaper in Germany, Bild . For its part, Kicker, a weekly specializing in sport and mainly in football, uses the words of Thomas Tuchel: “An absolute disaster: Marciniak’s premature whistle ignites tempers.”
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Both media refer to the action prematurely interrupted by the referee of the match, Szymon Marciniak in added time of the second half. Trailing (2-1) and eliminated at this moment, the Bavarians tried everything for everything. Kimmich sends a long ball to Mazraoui, who grabs it before crossing for De Ligt, up front, who finishes. Bayern then thinks they will obtain the extension. But no.
A different scenario
Mazraoui is flagged for offside by the assistant referee and, instead of letting the action end, Mr. Marciniak whistles him. A decision which disgusted the entire Munich bench because De Ligt had pushed the ball into the back of the net. If the Moroccan defender was really in an illegal position, the Var would have played its role.
“An inexcusable error in the Champions League semi-final! Not only from the referee, but especially from the assistant. In fact, he is asked to wait and see. He should have waited.”, expressed Thorsten Kinhöfer, former German referee. An opinion shared by Bayern sporting director, Max Elber: ““Very curious and doubtful. The referee blew the whistle before De Ligt’s shot, so no VAR can intervene. The referee said it was his fault. We can buy a shitload of them (Champions League) ! We were all in favor of a German final . Everyone except the Polish referees!”
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“That’s also Real Madrid.”
At the end of the match, De Ligt let all his frustration speak, he who could have sent the two teams into overtime. “I think it’s amazing. We establish the rules by which you must continue to play, even if it is offside. I don’t understand. He apologized, but that doesn’t help us. That’s all the difference. I don’t want to say that Real Madrid always have the referee with them, but that’s what makes the difference today.” confided the Dutch defender to the microphone of Bein Sport.
His teammate, Thomas Muller, complained about constantly starting again: “He didn’t watch the video. He didn’t give himself the chance to look at her. It’s really strange, in such a situation, to whistle so quickly. This happens a lot here in Madrid. I experienced that a few years ago, with two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo. But that was before VAR.”
