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Champions League Final: Liverpool v Real Madrid | Hala Madrid!

Who do you think will win the Champions League?


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RoyH1

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How in a million years is this offside? Disgraceful that we have such referees.
Knowing UEFA’s presidents beef with Real Madrid I’m not really surprised. Specially considering how long VAR took looking at it without the ref interfering
 

Anustart89

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I'm still not understanding why the offside line is taking from where the second last Pool defender is. Help?!

Saying it didn't intentionally come off Fabinho seems like a shit reason as well. I doubt any opposition player intends to pass to an opponent.
Because the law states that it has to be two players between the goal and the attacking player. It's just that usually the goalkeeper is further back so people sloppily refer to is as "the last defender", but when the keeper's come out like in this situation and is ahead of two defenders, then it's the position of the two outfield players that matters.
 

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To get that decision, against fecking Real Madrid in CL, is absurd :lol:
 

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Lucky fecking Pool.
At least I learnt something about offside, didn't know that it has to be 2 players. Has this been the case since the invention of football?? :lol:
The keeper was ahead of Benzema which is why the original decision was offside. VAR was trying to figure out if the pass-through to him came off a Liverpool player before Benzema touched it.
 

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Don't know why everyone is surprised. Liverpools whole season is a series of fortunate decisions. If it doesn't happen to them in a game I get surprised.
 

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Why is Benzema offside? The ball came off Fabinho!
Because when Liverpool come steaming in with a clear interception it’s offside. Should another team do it its deemed to be wining the ball and goal given.
 

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For everyone that is saying it came off a Liverpool player, apparently it needs to be deliberately passed back and not accidental. :nervous:
He slid in to win it and he did! He deliberately went in to win the ball… and he did
 

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Alisson is too eager to get a touch. Madrid need to make sure they take advantage.
 

big rons sovereign

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What a bullshit rule.
So how come, if intent is so important, are own goals not disallowed? Because nobody intends to do that.
 

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Scandalous decision. Asterisks next to 2022 if Liverpool win this.
 

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Shameful decision!
Even in Europe they help Klopp and his merry (as in medically) men.
 

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Real Madrid have looked poor in the first half. But that's been true for most of their CL campaign this season.

When Camavinga and Rodrygo come on in the second half, they should look a lot better.
 

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I genuinely have no idea how that isn’t given?

There are two reasons, whether it hits Liverpool defender last and whether it’s intentional?

1) A Liverpool player hits it off another Liverpool player therefore the deflection rule does not come into play, he’s onside.

2) Even more bizarrely, the defender is sliding in to make a tackle. To therefore claim it as a deflection is ridiculous. It’s an intentional tackle to prevent a goal. Is he sliding for a laugh? Of course it’s intentional?

Unless the first ball played is offside, that is one of the worst VAR decisions I’ve seen and in my top 5, I reckon Liverpool have benefitted from at least 4 of them.
 

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I think that’s technically the correct decision but it’s an incredibly fortunate break for Liverpool. Surprise feckin surprise
It’s not. The “deflection” get out clause is supposed to be when an opposition player touches the ball just before the final deflection. The ball bounced of fecking four Liverpool players before it got to Benzema, who was the last Madrid player to touch it and can’t fecking pass to himself!
 

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Wider footballing world getting a taste of LiVARpool in action, hopefully now they've done it against a team like Madrid on this stage they'll start getting investigated for it.
 

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For everyone that is saying it came off a Liverpool player, apparently it needs to be deliberately passed back and not accidental. :nervous:
It was deliberate. Fabinho contested that ball, it wasn't deflected off him. He just contested it poorly and passed it to Benzema
 

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Because the law states that it has to be two players between the goal and the attacking player. It's just that usually the goalkeeper is further back so people sloppily refer to is as "the last defender", but when the keeper's come out like in this situation and is ahead of two defenders, then it's the position of the two outfield players that matters.
Aye cheers, took me a while to figure it out but it makes perfect sense.