Bayern blames ref
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BAYERN Munich has singled out Hungarian referee Viktor Kassai as the decisive factor for its UEFA Champions League quarterfinal exit to Real Madrid.
“I have to say, I’m filled with unbelievable rage for the first time today. Rage, because we were swindled. Swindled in the truest sense of the word,” Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said in his post-game dinner speech, after Tuesday’s 2-4 loss in Madrid saw the Spanish side progress 6-3 on aggregate.
Kassai made a number of debatable decisions, but Bayern’s anger was focused on his sending off of Arturo Vidal for a second yellow card in the 84th minute, even though the midfielder appeared to get the ball as he challenged Marco Asensio, and on the awarding of two Cristiano Ronaldo goals that were subsequently shown to be offside.
Rummenigge likened the manner of the defeat in Madrid, to that against Manchester United in the 1999 final after two injury-time goals and to the loss against Chelsea on penalties in the 2012 final in its own stadium. “I think everyone was a witness to a game that wrote history today,” he said. “(Bayern president) Uli Hoeness and I, we’ve taken many blows. Today was also such a game.”
Bayern coach Carlo Ancelotti also criticized the referee’s performance after the game, while his players were unanimous in pinning the blame for the defeat on Kassai.
“When Real got scared, the referee began his show,” Vidal said. “He knocked us out.”
Robert Lewandowski was also incorrectly pulled back for offside when Jerome Boateng sent a long ball through for what would have been a good chance for Bayern.
However, few Bayern players spoke of the decisions that helped their side on the night. Vidal was fortunate not to have been shown his second yellow card earlier, in the 48th, for a challenge on Casemiro.
The penalty for Bayern, when Arjen Robben went down under Casemiro’s challenge, was debatable, and two Bayern players were offside as Real captain Sergio Ramos scored an own goal in the 78th.
Bayern’s misery was compounded with news that goalkeeper Manuel Neuer suffered a fracture to his left foot as Ronaldo scored his third goal, ruling the 31-year-old out for the rest of the season.
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