Konate didn't look in a good way there.
Champions League 24/25 | Matchday 5: November 26-27
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The rules are total and utter bollocks then. The contact was more the keeper jumping into the player than the other way around
That Konate injury at the end is a concern.
What a joke VAR is. Nothing wrong at all with the goal Villa scored. Not a clear and obvious mistake.
"every right to go for the ball" - Actually, no, there is no right to go for the ball in that scenario.
I'm sure they read off a script.
Its one of the few rules that is actually applied consistently...usually.
Did the referee give a foul at the end? It didn't look like VAR intervened, so I presume the referees initial decision was a foul, though I initially thought his onfield decision was a goal.
The referee didn't go to the monitor which I assume is a standard for any potential fouls?
The referee didn't go to the monitor which I assume is a standard for any potential fouls?
What's up with Dutch teams? Eindhoven with another unbelievable comeback being 0:2 down until the 88 minute to win 3:2.
Agreed! He's been fantastic this season.
Never a foul that.
This Madrid side was comprehensively beaten at home by AC Milan's merry band of Chelsea rejects in the last gameweek.
What happened to Konate? Was watching villa at that point
I don't thik it was VAR who disallowed it and its not a mistake at all. You can't challenge a keeper when their feet are off the ground and that is exactly what happened.
First thing Alonso needs to do at Real Madrid is to request can Mbappe be moved on.
Will Liverpool win the Champions League this season? Bloody hell that would be so annoying
Not really. Its a safety thing. Keeper is in mid air and can't protect themselves with their arms if they're trying to catch or punch the ball. Its about preventing serous injury. You can't tackle mid air in rugby either.
If no one challenged or contacted him and he fumbled it anyway then it would't be a foul. I thought it was a Juve player but on the replay a Villa guy goes into him.
Its unlucky but that's about it imo.
Looking on the replay, I think it's a probably a foul, even if it is a bit soft.
Alright but they have beaten them over 2 legs once, and 1 leg twice. We beat them once over 2 legs a long time ago, overwise it's all losses.
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@KirkDuyt the feck is up with these Dutch last-minute comebacks? 
Bradley robbed of MOTM.
Mwahahaha fat chance that happens. They’re stuck with him! So much drama and fanfare for such a dud.
Kroos and the aging of Modric are massive blows to Madrid. Camvinga and Jude just cannot control or compare the games like those two did.
Yeah, just saw the psv one@KirkDuyt the feck is up with these Dutch last-minute comebacks?
@Eendracht maakt macht you cnuts stole our thunder!
Camvinga is very good, Jude imo massively overrated.
Been impressed with Gravenberch. Been one of their players of the season imo
Endrick tussled with him and seemed to land on Konate's knee in a dodgy way
The keeper jumped into him. Nothing wrong with that goal.
His elbows were out and he impeded the keeper. GKs always get protection. It was the right call.
Football always feels like a dark place when they are winning trophies
We need a new cull of Liverpool posters.
I don't think that's true. The keeper can't be challenged when they have possession, which is why that was ruled out, as he has two hands on the ball when the challenge is made.
You aren't barred from making a challenge when a goalie jumps. Otherwise coaches would just make them listen to Kriss Kross for 90 minutes on their air pods.
So what your saying is, a keeper could dive into an attacker with his feet of the ground and it would be given as a freekick to the keeper?
You can't challenge a keeper in the air, which is what he did. There's nothing to argue about.
Well apparently there is but its pointless because the ref had no choice but to rule it out.
Camvinga is a disappointment in that regard, he was supposed to be the midfielder who could control play and passing like Modric and Kroos did. Jude was never going to be that type of player.
Not quite and we are just being silly. If the keeper is going for the ball and the opposing player is going for the ball, the keeper is by default the one who is being fouled:
"If an attacker challenges for the ball while it's against the goalkeeper's hand or arm, the goalkeeper's safety takes priority and the attacker's challenge is considered an offense"
There's nothing about that statement that doesn't apply to the Villa goal. You can't expect the ref to re-write the rules. Just because PL refs seem to frequently do this does't mean its correct.
Its unlucky, but it is what it is.
Camavinga is a lovely player.
But nah, Jude is not meant to be the metronome, he's at his best when he's got licence to roam free.
Real's actually had a similar player in Valverge.
Odegaard who's used to be in their book would have been good as Kroos' replacement though.
You can that about many of RMs players, they cannot all roam.
You are comparing him to 2 very different players, he's an absolutely fantastic player but he cannot do everything.
I'm no Bellingham fan but his interview was spot on.
Zubimendi is rumoured to be heading there on January transfer window, maybe along with Xabi replacing Ancelotti.
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What did he say?