2024-05-09 04:01:29
The coach of the German record champions is furious after the dramatic semi-final exit at Real Madrid. The reason: a controversial scene in injury time.
After FC Bayern’s bitter elimination in the semi-final second leg at Real Madrid, Thomas Tuchel sharply attacked the referee of the game: “This is a disaster, an absolute disaster,” said the coach of the German record champions after the game on Wednesday evening on DAZN Polish referee Szymon Marciniak.
The 13th minute of added time: It’s 1:2, Bayern throw everything forward again. Noussair Mazraoui receives a long ball deep in the hosts’ half and is not offside. The ball comes from him to Thomas Müller, who heads it across to Matthijs de Ligt. The Dutchman immediately receives the ball and shoots with his right foot into the left corner from around twelve meters.
But: Marciniak’s whistle had already sounded a long time ago – there was supposedly an offside situation – a decision that was at least worth discussing. And if the whistle is blown too early, nothing can be saved by VAR intervention. This blatant mistake robs FC Bayern of their equalizer.
Tuchel then continued: “The game scene must be played to the end. That’s the rule. Especially when it’s so close to the goal, especially when it’s so close. The linesman makes the mistake, and the referee makes the second mistake . The referee doesn’t have to blow his whistle, he can just say: ‘Hey, wait a minute, we’re in the penalty area. I’ll wait for the scene and then we can all watch it together.'” And further: “That’s a violation of the rules. “
De Ligt, visibly shocked, told DAZN: “I think it’s unbelievable. I can’t understand it. It’s not entirely clear, you have to let it play out.”
Bayern’s sports director Max Eberl was also stunned after the game: “There’s nothing to explain. There’s zero point to explain,” said Eberl in the mixed zone. “For how many years has VAR been around, for how many years has there been this offside rule where everyone wrote: ‘He’s three meters offside, why does he have to sprint another 30 meters? Raise the flag straight away.’ In a Champions League semi-final, in the 100th minute, with a Mü – I can’t say: Is it offside? Is it not offside? That’s extremely strange and dubious.”
Former referee Lutz Wagner said on ServusTV: “If it’s that close, you have to let the situation run its course and wait.” You have to “give the VAR the opportunity to intervene” and the referee team “bleeped the whistle prematurely. So they took away this opportunity. Ultimately they blew the whistle much too early.”