da brdice： Matthijs de Ligt revealed the details of the chat he had with the linesman after he was denied a late Bayern Munich equaliser against Real Madrid.

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The linesman halted play for a potential offside Bayern continued to play and ended up scoring Fuming De Ligt sought clarification from the official WHAT HAPPENED?

Despite a valiant effort, Bayern Munich succumbed to a 4-3 aggregate defeat against Real Madrid following a 2-1 loss in the second leg of the semi-final clash on Wednesday night. De Ligt found himself at the centre of a contentious moment when his apparent equalizing goal was ruled out deep inside stoppage time. After the assistant referee raised his flag on a tight offside call, the match referee, Szymon Marciniak, immediately blew the whistle to halt play.

Although Real Madrid players including goalkeeper Andriy Lunin stopped after the whistle was blown, De Ligt continued to play and even put the ball inside Madrid's net. Given that play was halted at the moment of the whistle, the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) could not intervene, leaving the decision to stand.

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Manager Thomas Tuchel expressed his frustration with the decision, labelling it a "disaster" and asserting that the assistant referee, along with the match referee, had contravened the rules. Whereas, De Ligt disclosed that the linesman had even apologized to him for the error.

WHAT DE LIGT SAID

Speaking to , De Ligt remarked, "This is a shame. The linesman said to me 'I'm sorry I made a mistake.' In the end, I'm not the type of person who wants to blame the loss or win on the referee so Madrid deserves to win because they won 2-1. But I think, if it's a rule, it's a rule and that's the only thing I can say about it."

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Joselu's stoppage-time winner for Real Madrid was initially ruled out before being confirmed upon review. Whereas, VAR overturned Nacho's equaliser earlier in the game as it deemed that the defender had fouled Kimmich during the build-up to a corner.