Uefa silent after Bayern boss Tuchel fumes at officials’ ‘betrayal’ in Real Madrid defeat
The stopping of play meant that VAR could not make a call on whether the goal should stand.
European football chiefs Uefa have offered no comment on what Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel described as a “disastrous decision” by the on-field officials in the dying moments of their Champions League semi-final defeat by Real Madrid last night.
Polish referee Szymon Marciniak was quick to whistle after one of his assistants raised an offside flag, moments before Bayern’s Matthijs de Ligt struck what would have been an equaliser deep into stoppage time in the Spanish capital.
The stopping of play meant that VAR could not make a call on whether the goal should stand, although there is also the question of whether De Ligt would even have scored if Real’s defence had not appeared to stop for the whistle.
However, Tuchel took no comfort from that as his side blew the lead given to them midway through the second half by Alphonso Davies, losing 4-3 on aggregate to two late goals from former Stoke and Newcastle striker Joselu.
“They have a disastrous decision from the linesman and from the referee,” former Chelsea boss Tuchel told TNT Sports.
“So, it feels almost like a betrayal in the end because of that decision. It was a huge fight, we left everything on the pitch and we were almost there. Now we have to say congratulations to Real Madrid.
“The linesman said sorry, but that does not help. At that kind of level, to raise the flag in a decision like this, a close decision, in the last minute – and the referee as well.
“The referee does not have to whistle. He sees that we win the second ball, he sees that we get a shot away and to whistle is a very, very bad decision.
