A linesman’s flag was raised and the referee’s whistle blown to rule out Matthijs de Ligt’s late equaliser for Bayern Munich against Real Madrid.
GENEVA (AP) — It has been a challenging season in the Champions League for the 2022 World Cup final referee Szymon Marciniak and his support officials from Poland. Two stoppage-time decisions by Marciniak and his team — affecting Bayern Munich in the semifinals on Wednesday and Newcastle in a group-stage game in November — have fueled referee controversies that are rare in the elite-level competition. Both times, Marciniak's and his team’s interventions seemed to go against the widely understood
Borussia Dortmund will face Real Madrid in the Champions League final at Wembley on June 1.
The England striker was taken off at the Bernabeu minutes before Real Madrid’s dramatic comeback