5/9/2024-|Last update: 5/9/202407:29 AM (Mecca time)
The Spanish match between Real Madrid and German club Bayern Munich in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final, which ended with the former winning 2-1 and qualifying for the final of the tournament, witnessed many refereeing decisions, the most serious and controversial of which was the decision of Polish referee Simon Marciniak to call Bayern offside at the end of stoppage time. Immediately after, he scored the equalizing goal, which of course was not counted amid objections from the Bavarian team.
In the last minutes of stoppage time, a high forehand ball was played in the direction of Noussair Mazraoui and Matthijs de Ligt inside the Real Madrid penalty area, but the first assistant referee quickly raised the flag, declaring Mazraoui offside, who received the ball and passed it to reach de Ligt, who scored a goal, of course, which the referee did not count because He blew the offside whistle before that.
Former Egyptian international referee Nasser Sadiq told Al Jazeera Net that the assistant referee should have waited until the end of the attack, raised the flag, and the video referees examined the situation and issued the correct decision, but the referee’s whistle ended the role of the video referees’ intervention because the whistle affected the Real Madrid defenders who stopped with it, as well as their goalkeeper. Which may have enabled De Ligt to score the unaccounted goal. The referee, who has long experience as he officiated at the 2022 Qatar World Cup final and last season’s European Champions League final, should have delayed his whistle until the attack ended, because football law does not oblige the referee to respond to the decisions of his assistants, as He has the final say in their decisions and has the right not to take them and even exclude any of his assistants.
Sadiq adds: This situation could have gone unnoticed had television replays not shown that Mazraoui, who played the ball, was not offside, and that De Ligt, who was offside with part of his leg, did not prevent any defender from playing the ball or competing for it, as that would bring a lot of damage. Criticism and reprimand of the number one referee in the world currently because he spoiled an opportunity that could have transferred the qualification ticket to the European final from Madrid to Munich.
Controversy in the studio for the shot of Bayern Munich’s disallowed goal#Champions League #real madrid #Bayern Munich pic.twitter.com/Pg0JvFn64K
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The assistant referee apologizes to De Ligt
Dutch defender De Ligt said after the match about the unaccounted goal he scored, “The assistant referee told me: I apologize, I made a mistake. It is unfortunate, because it is a big mistake.”
One goal was canceled and another was awarded for Real Madrid
Nasser Sadiq says that, in contrast to the referee’s mistake and misconduct in Bayern’s unaccounted goal, the referee was successful in many other crucial decisions, as follows:
Minute 71: The referee canceled a goal for Real Madrid after reviewing the video technology, and his decision was completely correct due to the presence of a violation (pushing) by Real Madrid player Nacho on Bayern player Kimmich immediately before the goal, which is one of the violations stipulated in Article 12 (fouls and misconduct).
A disallowed goal for Real Madrid after returning to the “VAR” technology#Champions League #real madrid #Bayern Munich pic.twitter.com/73Zg7S5SGR
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Minute 90: Joselu put Real Madrid ahead 2-1. The referee almost ruled it out for offside, but he reviewed the ball via video technology and awarded the goal.
This situation created confusion among football fans because Joselu was ahead of all Bayern Munich players, but Article 11 of the Football Law stipulates that the ball also covers offside, meaning that when Rodriger passed Joselu, the ball was ahead of the goal scorer if there was no definitive offside, which is what… The referee confirmed it and announced his correct decision.
The referee awards Real Madrid’s second goal after returning to “VAR”#Champions League #real madrid #Bayern Munich pic.twitter.com/zTvfxUOp1i
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) May 8, 2024
