MANCHESTER CITY took the lead against RB Leipzig after the “worst penalty decision EVER”.
Erling Haaland made no mistake from the spot after Benjamin Henrichs was somehow judged to have handballed in the penalty area.
With the game goalless, Rodri’s header brushed the forearm of Henrichs, after he missed the ball in his attempt to head it clear.
The full-back did not appear to be aware of the ball and it struck his hand completely accidentally.
Referee Slavko Vincic waved play on, only to be sent to his monitor by the VAR.
He promptly changed his mind and pointed to the spot, to the disbelief of fans across the continent.
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Pundit Alan Shearer was up in arms over the decision and tweeted his outrage.
He wrote: “What a pile of s*** the handball law is. #pathetic”
Fans were in agreement with the former England and Newcastle striker and questioned how on earth the ref decided to award a penalty.
One viewer wrote: “Genuinely the worst penalty I’ve ever seen given, that’s so so bad.”
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Another added: “Joke of a penalty in favour of Man City.”
A third said: “Awful refeering this Man City game. I want city to win fair. That penalty was a farce.”
And another commented: “The officiating in the Man City game is atrocious. Never a penalty in a million years.”
To make matters worse for Leipzig Haaland doubled City’s lead straight from the restart.
The striker put the ball into the back of the net just 19 seconds after the German side kicked-off following the first goal.
And it was all downhill from there for Leipzig as Haaland went on the score FIVE in a thumping 7-0 victory.
City now enter Friday’s quarter-finals draw after an 8-1 aggregate win.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
