THIS is the moment Antonio Rudiger kisses the VAR monitor following Real Madrid’s controversial win over Bayern Munich.
Los Blancos set up a Champions League final clash against Borussia Dortmund at Wembley with a dramatic 2-1 win on Wednesday.
Bayern went ahead with 20 minutes left thanks to an audacious strike from Alphonso Davies.
But after Thomas Tuchel went to a back five while taking off Leroy Sane, Jamal Musiala and Harry Kane, Real struck back.
Sub Joselu scored goals in the 88th and 91st minutes to turn the tie on its head and put Real on the cusp of a 15th European title.
However, Bayern were left raging at the final whistle following a controversial moment at the death.
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As the clock raced on during injury time, Matthijs de Ligt ended up putting the ball in the back of Real’s net for 2-2.
Bizarrely, the linesman had already raised his flag for an offside moments before, technically bringing play to an end.
But replays suggested Bayern may not have been offside, and the linesman should never have raised his flag either until the phase of play had been completed.
Because of his actions, VAR refused to intervene as Bayern went beserk.
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And some fans even accused Uefa of a “fix”, with Thomas Tuchel claiming the decision – and that of the referee to blow when the linesman flagged – was “disastrous.”
But Real star Rudiger appeared to be delighted with how things panned out.
At the final whistle, he celebrated with fans by grabbing a chair to bring back memories of his Chelsea days.
And in a move which is sure to enrage Bayern, Rudiger then went over to the VAR monitor before planting a big kiss on it.
Speaking afterwards, Bayern boss Tuchel lashed out at VAR and the linesman for their decision not to give the goal.
He said: “There are two mistakes. The first big mistake is from the linesman.
“He raised his flag straight away; to raise your flag in a situation like this, you have to be very, very sure it’s offside.
“To have the guts, the balls, to raise the flag like this is a huge, huge call, and it is the wrong call.
“We got the shot away within five seconds [of the flag] and the referee has the chance not to whistle, but he whistles. It is against every rule.”
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However, Real boss Carlo Ancelotti reckons it was the right decision.
Referring to his side’s earlier disallowed goal following a clear foul by Nacho on Joshua Kimmich, he said: “If they can complain about that we can complain about the goal Nacho had disallowed.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
