Bayern Munich players, coaching staff and fans at the Allianz Arena bin dey in disbelief after dem deny dem penalty for handball by Joao Neves for dia Champions League semi-final second-leg defeat by Paris St-Germain.
Trailing the holders 1-0 for the night and 6-4 on aggregate, the German side players surround referee Joao Pedro Silva Pinheiro at the half-hour mark when Vitinha rifle a clearance against im own team-mate Neves arm inside the box.
But Pinheiro wave away the Bayern protests with the video assistant referee (VAR) also no intervene, leaving social media dey wonder why dem no give spot-kick.
According to BBC Sport football issues correspondent Dale Johnson, na because of a little-known exemption inside the handball law.
According to the laws of the game, e no be handball if ball hit hand or arm from ball wey team-mate play, unless the ball go directly enter opponents goal or the player score immediately afterwards, in which case dem go award direct free-kick to the other team.
Johnson say: ‘E cover when the ball unexpectedly hit you by team-mate, even if your arm dey away from your body – the law say you no suppose give away penalty.’
When Vitinha blast the ball clear, Joao Neves no fit think say the ball go hit am straight? Of course, this fit be overridden by deliberate handball, but for this situation, penalty no go be expected.
Reacting to the incident, former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock tell BBC Radio 5 Live: ‘E be bit of an odd one. E catch some people out, the ruling of am. I no know about am. I think plenty people dey lost with the handball rule for Champions League this season. We dey almost wonder, e go be given, e no go be given? We no know where we dey this season.’
Former Blackburn Rovers and Chelsea striker Chris Sutton add: ‘The handball, I no want to dey critical of handball rules, but that one na really stupid one. So you fit kick ball and if the ball dey for air you fit fist the ball and you no go dey penalised for am.’
Earlier for the game, Bayern manager Vincent Kompany and im players also dey incensed when PSG left-back Nuno Mendes escape second yellow card for handball. Already booked for foul on Michael Olise inside opening eight minutes, Mendes handle a pass from Konrad Laimer, but the referee opt against cautioning am again, ruling say the ball first strike Bayern player arm.
England captain Harry Kane equalise for Bayern for the 94th minute to cancel out Ousmane Dembele third-minute opener for PSG, but the French side progress with 6-5 aggregate success to set up final against Arsenal for Budapest on 30 May.
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