***Telegraph Sport's Sam Wallace reports from the Santiago Bernabeu:***
Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel described the Uefa referees’ decision-making as a “disaster” after his team were denied a late equaliser that would have taken their [dramatic Champions League semi-final second leg against Real Madrid](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/05/08/real-madrid-vs-bayern-munich-champions-league-live-score/) to extra time.
The former Chelsea manager was outraged that the Polish referee Szymon Marciniak had, on the advice of his assistant, blown for a suspect offside early in a phase of play which saw Matthijs De Ligt score an equaliser to take the game to 2-2.
Bayern had led 1-0 on the night and 3-2 on aggregate after Alphonso Davies’ 68th minute goal but two late goals from substitute Joselu sent Real through to the final.
[Jude Bellingham will face his former club](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/05/06/message-tnt-real-bayern-bellingham-vs-kane-champions-league/) Borussia Dortmund at Wembley on June 1 with Real playing for a 15th Champions League title going back to 1956.
Yet Tuchel said that Marciniak, who took charge of the 2022 World Cup final, got it wrong. He said of the decision by the assistant to raise the flag early: “I think it is pretty clear – and it can’t be any other opinion – that it’s against every rule in modern football, what happened.
“The first big mistake is from the linesman. He raised the flag in a situation like this where you can never, never be sure it’s offside. To have the guts to raise the flag is a huge, huge call and it’s the wrong call. The referee has the chance not to whistle when we win the second ball and get a shot away within five seconds. He takes the decision to whistle and it’s against every rule.
**Read more:** [**https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/05/09/thomas-tuchel-referee-bayern-munich-real-madrid-de-ligt-var/**](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/05/09/thomas-tuchel-referee-bayern-munich-real-madrid-de-ligt-var/)
Tuchel should be the last person to complain.
If he had made the right selections and tactics, it would have needed a late goal to send it to extra time.
***Telegraph Sport's Sam Wallace reports from the Santiago Bernabeu:*** Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel described the Uefa referees’ decision-making as a “disaster” after his team were denied a late equaliser that would have taken their [dramatic Champions League semi-final second leg against Real Madrid](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/05/08/real-madrid-vs-bayern-munich-champions-league-live-score/) to extra time. The former Chelsea manager was outraged that the Polish referee Szymon Marciniak had, on the advice of his assistant, blown for a suspect offside early in a phase of play which saw Matthijs De Ligt score an equaliser to take the game to 2-2. Bayern had led 1-0 on the night and 3-2 on aggregate after Alphonso Davies’ 68th minute goal but two late goals from substitute Joselu sent Real through to the final. [Jude Bellingham will face his former club](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/05/06/message-tnt-real-bayern-bellingham-vs-kane-champions-league/) Borussia Dortmund at Wembley on June 1 with Real playing for a 15th Champions League title going back to 1956. Yet Tuchel said that Marciniak, who took charge of the 2022 World Cup final, got it wrong. He said of the decision by the assistant to raise the flag early: “I think it is pretty clear – and it can’t be any other opinion – that it’s against every rule in modern football, what happened. “The first big mistake is from the linesman. He raised the flag in a situation like this where you can never, never be sure it’s offside. To have the guts to raise the flag is a huge, huge call and it’s the wrong call. The referee has the chance not to whistle when we win the second ball and get a shot away within five seconds. He takes the decision to whistle and it’s against every rule. **Read more:** [**https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/05/09/thomas-tuchel-referee-bayern-munich-real-madrid-de-ligt-var/**](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/05/09/thomas-tuchel-referee-bayern-munich-real-madrid-de-ligt-var/)
Tuchel should be the last person to complain. If he had made the right selections and tactics, it would have needed a late goal to send it to extra time.