Fans claim Bayern Munich were 'robbed' by 'awful' decision to deny them a late equaliser in dramatic defeat by Real Madrid... as Paul Scholes criticises linesman for being 'too hasty'
Daily MailBayern Munich were left raging after seeing a late equaliser chalked off for offside during Wednesday's heartbreaking Champions League semi-final second leg defeat to Real Madrid. Scroll down for video Matthijs de Ligt's late goal was disallowed after the linesman raised his flag for this offside Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel was left fuming at the decision, which he called 'a disaster' Real Madrid ran out 2-1 winners after a stunning turnaround at the Bernabeu Bayern Munich scores, but the linesman has already flagged for offside 🤔 The dugout aren't happy 😡 📺 @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK pic.twitter.com/qHBBve9xkP — Football on TNT Sports May 8, 2024 Replays showed it was an extremely close call and it looked as if Mazraoui had just about managed to hold his run. De Ligt then told beIN Sport: 'The linesman told me: "sorry, I made a mistake". De Ligt told the media that the linesman admitted to having made a mistake after the match Paul Scholes also slammed the linesman for raising the offside flag too early in the move Thomas Tuchel confirms that the linesman has 𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 for lifting his flag up early for their disallowed goal 😳 🎙 @Sports_EmmaD pic.twitter.com/cNEyb3Mbcm — Football on TNT Sports May 8, 2024 Bayern boss Thomas Tuchel echoed his sentiments, labelling the decision a 'disaster'.