This Wednesday, Bayern Munich lost 2-1 to Real Madrid and was eliminated from the Champions League. At the end of the game, defender De Ligt scored the German club’s equalizer, which would take the match to extra time. However, the match referee stopped the play before the Dutchman’s shot, which made it impossible for the VAR to check whether the goal was legal or not. After the match, De Ligt revealed that the assistant who called the offside hastily apologized to him.
“He told me: ‘I’m sorry, I made a mistake’. I’m not the type of person who likes to look for excuses for a defeat, but I think that if the rule exists it should be followed.”, said De Ligt after the game, in an interview with the channel Bein Sports.
De Ligt also used Real Madrid’s second goal as an argument to talk about the move. At first, referee Szymon Marciniak called Joselu offside, but after review by the video referee, the Spanish club’s goal was validated.
“Whether it’s offside or not, I don’t know, but I would have to check later. If I can’t check, how do I know? Joselu’s second goal was also almost offside. And if he had whistled before, the play would have been cancelled. That’s the difference. It’s a shame.”, concluded De Ligt.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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