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A newly-revealed angle has emerged of the controversial offside incident which denied Bayern Munich a late equaliser against Real Madrid, a call which Thomas Tuchel branded 'an absolute disaster'.
A rocking Bernabeu saw the hosts mount a late turnaround to win 2-1 on the night courtesy of Joselu's brace, and 4-3 on aggregate, after capitalising on a shocking error by Bayern keeper Manuel Neuer.
The German visitors found an equaliser in stoppage time through Matthijs de Ligt, but it was scratched off because Noussair Mazraoui was deemed to be offside, and with the assistant referee's flag, play stopped, meaning that VAR couldn't intervene which was an error in protocol, and the goal wasn't allowed to stand.
According to an angle shared by beIN Sports after the match, and shared on X (formerly Twitter), Mazraoui was in fact onside in the build-up to de Ligt's goal, so the effort would have counted, if play had been allowed to continue.
Bayern boss Tuchel was left on the verge of tears following the game, with the controversial call at the centre of his anger after their Champions League exit.
An alternative angle showed Noussair Mazraoui was onside during controversial incident
Bayern Munich's Matthijs de Ligt had a late equaliser at Real Madrid chalked off for offside
Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel was left fuming at the decision, which he called 'a disaster'
During an interview with DAZN, as per BILD, Tuchel said: 'This is a disaster, Toni's (Antonio Rudiger) leg is probably deeper than Mazraoui. It's an absolute disaster.'
He added: 'Imagine if Real Madrid let them keep running when they score their second goal. It would have been the same, the ball goes to Toni and the whistle is blown. The situation must be played out to the end. That's the rule. Especially when she's so close to the gate. Especially when it’s so tight.
'The assistant makes the first mistake, the referee makes the second mistake. He doesn't have to whistle, he can just wait and see.
'That's what happened with the second goal. This is a violation of the rules.'
Officials are generally advised to delay their offside calls in case they are wrong, although it is not clear why this did not happen in Madrid.
Tuchel told TNT Sports the assistant referee had apologised to him for flagging early in a move that could have cost his team the game.
De Ligt told beIN SPORTS that the linesman apologised to him for the decision as well.
De Ligt led the on-pitch protests, but because the flag was already up, nothing could be done
Tuchel fought back the tears in a new blast at officials after Bayern Munich were denied
De Ligt told beIN SPORTS that the linesman apologised to him for the decision as well
'If it's offside, it's offside. But I think we made rules in football and the rules are if's not a clear offside - which it wasn't because I don't see it yet if it's offside or not - you have to keep playing,' he said.
'If you go in the last minutes and you whistle like this, I think it's a big mistake. If it's offside or not you can check it, but if you don't check it, how can you see it?
'The second goal Rudiger is almost offside. If he whistles ok, but now there's a difference and this is a shame.
'The linesman said to me I'm sorry, I made a mistake, I can't buy anything for that.
'I'm not the type of person who wants to blame a loss or win on the referee but it means you have to win because you win 2-1. I think if it's a rule, it's a rule.'
Harry Kane was among the Bayern Munich stars who could not believe the decision
Real Madrid are chasing their 15th Champions League title after making it through
Paul Scholes claimed that the linesman was too quick to put his flag up.
Speaking on TNT Sports, Scholes said: 'I'm not sure it's offside. For the linesman to put his flag up... he's too hasty. He's got to wait.'
Real Madrid will face Bayern's Bundesliga rivals Borussia Dortmund in next month's Champions League final at Wembley.
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