Thomas Tuchel slams 'absolute disaster' of a decision to deny Bayern Munich a late equaliser against Real Madrid in dramatic Champions League semi-final defeat and blames two officials

Another nightmare… which players are to blame and should Thomas Tuchel come in? Listen to the Officials are told to delay raising their flags for offside calls if decision is close Bayern thought they had scored an equaliser, but for whistle to have been blown Thomas Tuchel has torn into the officials of Bayern Munich's Champions League semi-final tie against Real Madrid after his side were denied a potential late equaliser. But the former Stoke forward's strikes were only half the story, with Matthijs De Ligt netting in the 13th minute of injury time, only for Polish referee Szymon Marciniak to have blown his whistle for offside moments before. 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 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 Thomas Tuchel has slammed the officials of Bayern Munich's defeat to Real Madrid Matthijs de Ligt was denied a late equaliser after it was adjudged there was an offside in the build-up, with the linesman flagging early 'That was an absolute disaster,' the German said. De Ligt had led the on-field protests, but VAR could not intervene in the situation Tuchel branded the situation a 'betrayal' an d revealed he received an apology from the linesman De Ligt had led the Bayern protests on the pitch, and echoed his manager's comments post-match in that he too had received an apology from the officials.