Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich: Controversial Champions League Semi-Final Match Results in Turmoil

Bayern Munich beat Real Madrid in the second semi-final of the UEFA Champions League 2023-2024 at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium caused turmoil within the Bavarian club due to their refusal to score in stoppage time in the second half.

Matthijs de Ligt scored in stoppage time which meant a new 2-2 draw4-4 in total, to take the game to extra time, but the Polish referee Szymon Marciniak He was quick to whistle his supposed goal and restart the game, which did not allow time for a VAR review.

Against such a decision, the person who won the goal Matthijs de Ligt as the technician Bayern Munich, Thomas Tuchel; and even the sports director of the Bavarian team, Biggest Eberlthey admitted that the referees admitted their mistake by not reviewing the play as they did before in Joselu’s second goal with Real Madrid.

“If it’s upside down, it’s upside down. But I think we have established rules in football and the rule says if it is not a clear concept, what is? It wasn’t because I haven’t seen it yet. Whether it’s an offside or not, you have to keep playing and if you leave it until the last minute, the whistle blows and that’s it.

“I think this is a big mistake and to a large extent. Whether it’s upside down or not, I don’t know. You can check it, but if you don’t mark it, how can you see it (in the VAR)? This is Joselu’s second goal which is also an offside. If you want it, that’s fine, nothing happens. But now there is a difference and it’s a shame,” said striker Matthijs De Ligt at the end of the match in the mixed field.

“Of course the linesman flagged what the rest of the linesmen said to me: ‘I’m sorry, I made a mistake.’ “I’m not the type of person who wants to blame a referee for a loss or a win, so Madrid deserved to win because they won 2-1,” said De Ligt.

Thomas Tuchel, for his part, said he was frustrated by the decision not to review and confirm Bayern Munich’s second goal which could have been in the course of the post-match final change. The UEFA Champions League goes to the final against Borussia Dortmund.

“The linesman said, ‘I’m sorry.’ That doesn’t help at this stage, raising the flag in a decision like this, in a close decision in the last minute and the referee doesn’t either, the referee doesn’t have to whistle he sees that we won the second ball, he sees that we got a shot.

“One way of refereeing is a really bad decision, it’s against the rules and it’s a bad decision on both sides. “It’s a tragedy, but it’s hard to accept, but that’s how things are,” Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel said.

Finally, Max Eberl, sports director of the Bayern Munichalso upset by eliminating the goal that could have brought the game against Real Madrid to a decision in extra time and even in penalties.

“He was whistling, whistling so that no video assistant could intervene because he was in front of the goal and the referee said that was his mistake. We can’t sell shit there.

“He admitted the mistake, it’s a mistake. Sometimes we don’t all need to know the rules of football, we know exactly what it is, and if a situation is not ready yet, it is ready and then reviewed,” emphasized the club director Bavarian minutes after UEFA Champions League match.