{"id":8265,"date":"2024-05-09T06:02:50","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T06:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=8265"},"modified":"2024-05-09T06:02:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T06:02:50","slug":"thomas-tuchel-reveals-linesman-admission-after-controversy-in-bayern-munich-loss-to-real-madrid-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=8265","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Tuchel reveals linesman admission after controversy in Bayern Munich loss to Real Madrid | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Thomas Tuchel was left very frustrated as Bayern were dumped out of the Champions League (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel says the linesman apologised to him after making a \u2018disastrous decision\u2019 late in Bayern Munich\u2019s 2-1 defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

The dramatic game in Madrid came after a 2-2 draw in Munich and the deadlock was broken on 68 minutes thanks to a stunning Alphonso Davies goal for Bayern.<\/p>\n

The home team equalised through substitute Joselu on 88 minutes after a Manuel Neuer blunder and Joselu scored again just three minutes later to turn things around completely.<\/p>\n

Bayern then had the ball in the net through Konrad Laimer, but the linesman had already flagged for an offside against Noussair Mazraoui.<\/p>\n

Replays showed that Mazraoui may have in fact been onside and it was certainly far too tight a call for the linesman to flag and not wait for VAR.<\/p>\n

Whether or not the full-back actually was offside was not clarified, while Real Madrid defenders and goalkeeper did pause after seeing the flag, so there is no guarantee that Laimer would have scored anyway, but Tuchel was fuming and the linesman admitted he was wrong.<\/p>\n

\u2018Almost through, almost there, then a very unusual mistake of our very best player for the equaliser,\u2019 Tuchel told TNT Sports. \u2018Then we conceded in a very narrow decision, the second one in stoppage time. Then we scored one.<\/p>\n

\u2018They have a disastrous decision from the linesman and from the referee. It feels almost like a betrayal in the end because of that decision. It was a huge fight, we left everything on the pitch, we were almost there. Now we have to say congratulations to Real Madrid.<\/p>\n

\u2018The linesman said sorry, but that does not help on 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. To whistle is a very, very bad decision. <\/p>\n