having been hit by real�*s late sucker punch, bayern thought they'd had a reprieve themselves with mathijs de ligtinding the back of the net deep into stoppage time. but the assistant�*s flag had already gone up for a close offside. a decision that thomas tuchel called �*disastrous�* and �*against every rule of modern football'. and insisted the linesman apologised for. to raise the flag in a situation like this where you can never be sure that this is offside, to raise, to have the guts to raise the flag in a situation like this is a huge call and it is the wrong call. the referee has the chance when he sees that we were in the second ball and we were in the rebound and we get a shot away within five seconds, he has the chance not to whistle. he takes the decision to whistle. it is against every rule, i am sorry. we accept we lost but it is what it is, butjust accept we lost but it is what it is, but just that would not have happened on the other side. the other two european competitions will deliver their finalists on thursday, with bayer leverkusen attempting to continue their perfect season. a

having been hit by real�*s late sucker punch, bayern thought they'd had a reprieve themselves with mathijs de ligtthe assistant�*s flag had already gone up for a close offside. a decision that thomas tuchel called �*disastrous�* and �*against every rule of modern football'. and insisted the linesman apologised for. to raise the flag in a situation like this where you can never be sure that this is offside, to raise, to have the guts to raise the flag in a situation like this is a huge call and it is the wrong call.