MADRID (Spain) – “Emotions are not very nice, we came very close. We went from victory to defeat in ten minutes, it was a really bad evening. We were very close, they pressed, they pressed… and Real Madrid, when you think they’re dead, always have their last breath, which is why they won the Champions League 14 times. My goal not validated? I think we all know the rules, if the offside is not clear you have to let the action continue. It was a shame, with Joselu’s goal being offside the referee let us play, why not us? It’s easy to talk about the referee, but they deserved it“. I am the words of Matthijs de Ligt to the microphones of Movistar at the end of Real Madrid-Bayern Munich, the semi-final second leg of the Champions League won 2-1 by Ancelotti’s Blancos, who will challenge Borussia Dortmund in the last act.
De Ligt on the unconfirmed goal
“Losing like this is incredible, I don’t have the words now to say what it means. We played a very good 90 minutes, it’s a shame to lose like this, I think we played a good game. The goal it may be offside, but the rules say that when it is not clear you have to let the player play the action to the end. This in my opinion is a serious mistake, but I don’t want to say that the referee changed the match. In the end Real Madrid won and that’s the truth“, De Ligt’s words to Amazon Prime, while he is shown the images of the sensational 2-2 goal, scored by the same former Juventus defender in the 103rd minute, not validated due to a previous whistle from referee Marciniak.
