Bayern Munich have been held to a 0-0 draw away on Wednesday, the house aspect having what may have been a match-successful penalty overturned by VAR in harm time.
Bayern, who scored two late objectives to come back from behind and win 2-1 in Denmark in October, regarded to show the sport late once more when the referee pointed to the spot in added time for a handball towards Frans Kraetzig.
After a VAR evaluate confirmed contact with the higher arm and shoulder, referee Stephanie Frappart withdrew the penalty, regardless of the protests of striker Harry Kane and residential supervisor Thomas Tuchel.
Bayern veteran Thomas Mueller instructed DAZN the choice was inconsistent with the controversial handball selections given towards Newcastle and Borussia Dortmund in Tuesday’s fixtures.
“I’m no friend of the rule, but when you compare it to yesterday, it’s pretty weird.
“I think the rule makers want to try and make handball calls objective, but you can’t do that.”
Despite Bayern dropping factors within the Champions League group levels at residence for the primary time since 2018, the German champions qualify for the final 16 in first place.
Tuchel stated his aspect “can do better and we’ve done better recently, but we can check that box and move past it”.
“We weren’t fluid enough and we didn’t take enough risks.”
The consequence, mixed with Manchester United’s 3-3 draw at Galatasaray, means Copenhagen sit second within the group with a match remaining.
The Danish aspect can qualify for the final 16 for simply the second time of their historical past by avoiding defeat at residence to Galatasaray in December.
After making no substitutions within the weekend’s win over Cologne regardless of complaints about participant pressure, Tuchel shuffled his deck, benching Leroy Sane and Serge Gnabry, however retaining Kane up entrance with first place secured.
A hip grievance dominated Kim Min-Jae out, pushing midfield stalwart Leon Goretzka into central defence, whereas Mueller was given a primary Champions League begin of the marketing campaign.
Kane quiet
Despite 22 objectives in 17 matches for Bayern earlier than kick-off, Kane was quiet early on.
The residence aspect nonetheless had a number of early possibilities by way of Mueller and Mathys Tel, the France teenager 16 years the Bayern veteran’s junior, constructing a budding partnership up entrance.
Mueller created an early probability for Tel just for {the teenager} to blast over, scuffing his shot along with his shin.
Tel then discovered Mueller immediately in entrance of objective, however the 2014 World Cup winner’s try was stored out by a desperation save from Kamil Grabara.
Grabara was on the spot once more halfway by way of the second stanza, retaining a Kane shot out of objective along with his fist.
Mueller, enjoying 90 minutes for simply the second time this season in all competitions, went down within the field late underneath consideration of the visiting defence however the referee waived his claims of a penalty away.
“From the images, it doesn’t look so wild… it’s a small push but an obvious one at the right moment. You can give it” Mueller stated.
Through to the knockouts for the sixteenth straight 12 months, Bayern will journey to Manchester in December, with the hosts sitting final within the group.
Despite the draw, which ended Bayern’s run of 17 straight group stage wins, the house aspect continued their unbeaten run within the group stage to a file 39 video games.
(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – AFP)
