FANS were furious that the Champions League has been “SOLVED” after Bayern Munich were denied a late equalizer against Real Madrid.
The Bundesliga giants then appeared to be on their way to an all-German final at Wembley Alphonso Davies made it 1-0 that evening and 2-1 overall.
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But a late double from super-sub Joselu turned the tie on its head in the space of three minutes.
Although the drama didn't end there as Bavaria launched a final attack into the 12th MINUTE of added time.
A ball was shot into the box Madrid box and headed to central defender Matthijs de Ligt.
But just before the Dutchman hit the ball in, the whistle blew because the offside flag had been raised.
The Bayern players on the field and the dugout were angry with the referees Harry Kane remained furious when the whistle blew.
And replays revealed the super-tight offside decision – which didn't get a chance to go to VAR.
It wasn't just the Bayern players who flew into a rage as fans expressed their anger online with one statement: “Champions League is fixed.”
Another added: “That was onside!!! Why would a referee raise his flag so quickly when you have VAR? Another UCL that ensured Madrid would win.”
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One furious: “Why wasn't that a goal for Bayern in the end? Ridiculous! They will be rightly outraged.”
Manchester United legend Paul Scholes believed the referees had blown the offside whistle too quickly.
He said: 'I'm not sure if he's offside. So the linesman is too hasty. He has to wait. Those are the rules.'
Disappointed De Ligt told Movistar: “I don't want to say that Real Madrid always has the referees with them, but that made the difference today.
“Really, if you think they're dead, take one last breath… that's why they have fourteen Champions Leagues.”
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