Bayern Munich falls short of Champions League final again ruing referee decisions
PSG advanced after Bayern said a second yellow for Nuno Mendes and a disputed handball call changed the semifinal, with the VAR unable to review the play.
- Bayern Munich fell 6-5 on aggregate to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday, ending the German club's bid for a final appearance.
- After 29 minutes, Referee Pinheiro overturned a potential second yellow card for PSG defender Nuno Mendes, instead penalizing Bayern midfielder Konrad Laimer for handball. This decision allowed PSG to maintain full strength throughout the match.
- Bayern coach Vincent Kompany noted Pinheiro seemed reluctant to send off Mendes, while Laimer said, 'I thought I had played the ball with my stomach, and then Mendes with his hand.' The referee whistled for handball against Laimer five seconds later.
- PSG secured the 6-5 victory after Harry Kane scored late for Bayern in a 1-1 second-leg result. The French club will defend its Champions League title against Arsenal on May 30.
- VAR regulations will be updated next season to allow referees to review such passages of play at a pitchside monitor, addressing current protocol limitations. Meanwhile, six-time European champion Bayern faces six years without a final appearance following this second semi-final exit in three seasons.
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Bayern Munich falls short of Champions League final again ruing refere
For the second time in three seasons, Bayern Munich fell short in the Champions League semifinals with regrets about a referee’s decision in the second leg. A free kick that should have led to a second yellow card for handball by Paris Saint-Germain defender Nuno Mendes was overturned after just 29 minutes when Bayern badly needed a way back into Wednesday’s game. “That would have been a decisive moment if PSG had lost a player so early,” said B…
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Bayern Munich falls short of Champions League final again ruing referee decisions
Twice in three seasons Bayern Munich has fallen short in the Champions League semifinals with regrets about a referee’s decision in the second leg.
Was the Aus der Bayern against Paris in the Champions League also on the referee João Pinheiro? These three scenes were discussed particularly heatedly. Here are the explanations.
Former referee Pavel Fernandez claims that PSG defender Nuno Mendes escaped a second yellow card during the Champions League semi-final against Bayern Munich. Despite a 1-1 draw (6-5 on aggregate), the match was marred by controversy over the refereeing. In the 29th minute, Konrad Laimer attempted to pass the ball to Mendes with a touch, but the ball hit the defender on the outstretched arm. Referee Joao Pinheiro refused to penalise Mendes, who …
The anger of Bavarian supporters fell on Bayern-PSG's referee, João Pinheiro, for a red card forgotten on Nuno Mendes and then on a supposed penalty not whistled on a hand of Neves
Bayern Munich were furious when the referee didn't call a penalty against PSG. But an unknown hand rule shows that the decision was correct.
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