'Absolute disaster': Bayern coach Tuchel slams late offside call

With Real 2-1 up having come from behind with two late goals, Joshua Kimmich put in a long pass which was headed centrally by Thomas Mueller for defender Matthijs de Ligt to score in the 12th minute of stoppage time. Real, who drew the Munich tie 2-2, went through 4-3 on aggregate.

The goal did not stand after the linesman raised his flag earlier in the move before the ball went in the net, therefore ruling out a VAR review. An animated Tuchel ran down the sideline after the decision. After the match, he told broadcaster DAZN the decision was "a disaster, an absolute disaster".

"We have to let the action play out until the end. That's the rule, especially since it's so close to the goal, and it's so limited. The first error is made by the linesman, the second comes from the referee," Tuchel said. The 50-year-old coach told broadcaster TNT the decision "felt like a betrayal".

Speaking at the press conference, Tuchel said the referee apologised but added: "It doesn't help to say sorry. Everyone has to go to their limit, everyone has to suffer, everyone has to play without making mistakes. So the referee has to be at that level too. It just doesn't help to make excuses after the fact.

"You are on the field for this reason, because you are the best there is. And we have the right to expect that until the end."

 

May 8, 2024