It seemed at first that it came down to the judge’s free assessment, but the echoes of the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League between Leipzig and Real Madrid (0:1) tell us something completely different. Benjamin Šeško’s goal in the second minute of the first game between Leipzig and Real was disallowed, and most of the football world agrees that the Slovenian’s goal should have been recognized. Real’s supporters couldn’t care less what anybody from the opposite team says about the goal, but they didn’t expect a statement from their own players, and Toni Kroos did just that. Rodrygo appeared to keep Benjamin Sesko onside but VAR ruled RB Leipzig’s goal offside. pic.twitter.com/ot43YUPbz8— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) February 13, 2024 The long-time midfielder of the team with the most trophies in the elite competition answered questions from the media after the game, and when the journalist stated that Benjamin Henrichs did not influence the reaction of goalkeeper Andrej Lunin, the German unequivocally confirmed that the home team’s goal was unjustifiably disallowed.”I look at it the same way. The goalkeeper never gets to the ball in such situations. It was a regular goal, it should have been conceded” he said.UCL: Lucky Real Madrid and persistent Man City return home victoriousAntonio Mateu Lahoz, one of the best referees in the past ten years, retired seven months ago, and now he is working as an expert consultant for Movistar television. The eccentric referee had no dilemma and explained the detail from the start of the game in the eastern part of Germany in front of the Spanish audience.”A decision like this could not have been made. You can be confused on the field, but if that happens to you, VAR is there to react. The decision was made at the discretion of the referee, but despite that, it is questionable why he did not look at it again himself. In my opinion, it had to be a goal. The referee had to look at the video” repeats Lahoz.Marco #Rose : “The end result is a 0-1 defeat after a very courageous performance from the team, with a goal after 2 minutes that, in my opinion, should have counted.” #RBLRMA #UCL pic.twitter.com/EhmAjgYdnh— RB Leipzig English (@RBLeipzig_EN) February 13, 2024 Former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry found little justification for the referees.”Watching the game I thought it was a goal… But when you look carefully, when the ball is going to be hit by Xaver Schlager, you can see Benjamin Henrichs in the path of the goalkeeper. I don’t think Lunin would have reached Sesko scoring the goal, but if you are offside and you get in the goalkeeper’s way, it will be offside,” Henry said.Just like Haller, these guys beat cancer and continued playingUnderstandably, coach Carlo Ancelotti defended the decision.”I understand it was annulled because it was interference with the goalkeeper, the player was pushing Lunin and I think it was quite offside.” clear” said Real’s coach. UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE1/8 finalsTuesday the 13thCopenhagen – Man.City 1-3 (1-2)/Mattsson 34 – De Bruyne 10, Silva 45+1, Foden 90+3/RB Leipzig – Real Madrid 0-1 (0-0)/Diaz 49/Wednesday the 14th23:00: (1.68) PSG (3.70) Sociedad (5.40)23:00: (6.25) Lazio (4.10) Bayern (1.55)Tuesday the 20th23:00: (2.00) Inter (3.40) Atl.Madrid (3.90)23:00: (2.15) PSV (3.45) Dortmund (3.35)Wednesday the 21st23:00: (4.10) Porto (3.50) Arsenal (1.90)23:00: (2.70) Napoli (3.35) Barcelona (2.60)***odds are subject to change***
