Matthijs de Ligt revealed that the linesman apologized to him when the Dutch defender’s goal against Real Madrid was disallowed, causing Bayern Munich to lose their ticket to the Champions League final.

Bayern Munich unfairly lost a goal in the last seconds?

In the final seconds of the Champions League semi-final second leg between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, midfielder Matthijs de Ligt escaped and scored the goal for the white team. If that situation became a goal, the score would be 2-2, but referee Szymon Marciniak blew the whistle to end the match at that time.

It is likely that the Polish “king in black” thought the Bayern Munich player was offside, but the slow-motion image shows that this is a controversial situation and requires VAR to intervene. However, despite not using VAR or deciding to involve assistants, the fact that Mr. Szymon Marciniak blew the whistle before the end of the ball still left many question marks.

As for defender Matthijs de Ligt, he said the linesman admitted his mistake. “The linesman said to me, ‘I’m sorry, I made a mistake’ when I got close to him,” said the Dutchman. “The law says that if the offside situation is not clear then you must keep playing”.

“And if you blоw the whistle at the last minute like this, I think this is a big mistake. Offside or not, I don’t know, VAR can check, but if you don’t check, how can you see? Here is a shame.”

In this match, VAR also came into play in the 71st minute, disallowing Real Madrid to score because defender Nacho Fernández fouled Joshua Kimmich. Joselu equalized in the 88th minute after a mistake by goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. And it was this player who scored in the first minute of ιnjury time, also in a sensitive situation, but the linesman did not raise the flag.

In addition to Matthijs de Ligt, the coaching staff and other players of Bayern Munich could not suρρress their frustration. Coach Thomas Tuchel said: “We scored a goal and there was a wrong decision from the linesman and the referee. In the end, it felt like a betrayal. This is against the rules and practice.” It’s a disаster, a failure for the whole tournament.”

However, with Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti, the referee team in this match did the right job.  “It’s very simple to explain, time ran out, the referee blew the whistle and we stopped,” said the Italian military leader. “Referee Szymon Marciniak is a very good person, someone who took the whistle in the World Cup final. If Bayern Munich complained about the situation at the end of the match, we would also complain about the disallowed goal before, when Kimmich was not actually fouled.”