THE VAR RESCUED MADRID IN GERMANY
Another 'theft'! The VAR prevented Leipzig from scoring 1-0 due to an absurd positional offside
Published:13/02/2024 - 23:16h
Updated:14/02/2024 - 03:00h
Real Madrid returned to the UEFA Champions League with a narrow victory over RB Leipzig (0-1). Carlo Ancelotti's men took advantage of a disallowed goal against the German team in the first half to take advantage in the tie
The victory of the Real Madrid in the Network Bull Sand of Leipzig (0-1) thanks to a so much of Brahim Díaz in the minute 48 had to the VAR like big protagonist of the day. Further of the golazo of the malagueño and the exhibition of Lunin in the arch 'merengue', the party clearly was conditioned by a goal cancelled to Benjamin Sesko in the minute 3 by an offside non-existent.
In the first action of danger, a finish bitten of Xaver Schlager from the frontal of the area was taken advantage of by Sesko to convert of head. The referee Irfan Peljto cancelled the so much of the attacker esloveno by offside, decision ratified by the VAR. However, the repetitions showed by the UEFA evidenciaron that the forward was clearly enabled by a Rodrygo that went out late of the area girl after the previous corner.
The justification of the VAR to cancel the goal of the Leipzig
In principle, the only justification of the VAR to ratify the decision of the judge of line has to see with the position of Benjamin Henrichs in the played. The defender was stopped at the side of Lunin to the moment of the finish of Schlager, although his position was totally passive because Henrichs did not have intervention in the played, further of a minimum contact in the back of the Ukrainian goalkeeper to the moment to go out of the area girl.
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Nevertheless, the attitude of the Ukrainian is key to understand that the central German did not disturb him at all, neither in the visual neither by load. Lunin Raises his hand asking offside of Sesko, no of Henrichs, but the VAR overlooked all this and the goal was cancelled. Afterwards, the Madrid did the his with a grey party, but intelligent, taking advantage of the golazo of Brahim and the multiple cut across of Lunin to leave with advantage of Germany.
