But the pass came off from Thiago???
Champions League Final: Liverpool v Real Madrid | Hala Madrid!
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Knowing UEFA’s presidents beef with Real Madrid I’m not really surprised. Specially considering how long VAR took looking at it without the ref interfering
It was explained the rules and said if it's a deflection by the opposition then it's offside but Fabinho kneed the ball which is now apparently deflection.
For everyone that is saying it came off a Liverpool player, apparently it needs to be deliberately passed back and not accidental. 
They showed the line where offside was given as Benzema ahead of the keeper. It had so clearly come off a Liverpool player though, bizzare decision.
Because the law states that it has to be two players between the goal and the attacking player. It's just that usually the goalkeeper is further back so people sloppily refer to is as "the last defender", but when the keeper's come out like in this situation and is ahead of two defenders, then it's the position of the two outfield players that matters.
To get that decision, against fecking Real Madrid in CL, is absurd 
Lucky fecking Pool.
At least I learnt something about offside, didn't know that it has to be 2 players. Has this been the case since the invention of football??
The keeper was ahead of Benzema which is why the original decision was offside. VAR was trying to figure out if the pass-through to him came off a Liverpool player before Benzema touched it.
Don't know why everyone is surprised. Liverpools whole season is a series of fortunate decisions. If it doesn't happen to them in a game I get surprised.
LiVARpool strike again
Yeah maybe, but the still they showed of the VAR seemed to be from the Fabinho part.
came off Fabinho to reach Benzema.
That's nonsense surely. By design all passes can be called deflections.
Yes a goalkeeper is a player!Lucky fecking Pool.
At least I learnt something about offside, didn't know that it has to be 2 players. Has this been the case since the invention of football??
Because when Liverpool come steaming in with a clear interception it’s offside. Should another team do it its deemed to be wining the ball and goal given.
He slid in to win it and he did! He deliberately went in to win the ball… and he didFor everyone that is saying it came off a Liverpool player, apparently it needs to be deliberately passed back and not accidental.
It was the knee of Fabihno and should have been a goal
What the feck has happened in that VAR room, how was that not given?
Alisson is too eager to get a touch. Madrid need to make sure they take advantage.
What a bullshit rule.
So how come, if intent is so important, are own goals not disallowed? Because nobody intends to do that.
So how come, if intent is so important, are own goals not disallowed? Because nobody intends to do that.
Scandalous decision. Asterisks next to 2022 if Liverpool win this.
Shameful decision!
Even in Europe they help Klopp and his merry (as in medically) men.
Even in Europe they help Klopp and his merry (as in medically) men.
Scandalous decision in favour of the cnuts.
He was but replays were showing it was played into his path by Fabinho.
Look who's playing
Valverde touched it before.
If he didn't, then that should have stood
If he didn't, then that should have stood
That was more like it was played back rather than deflected.
Real Madrid have looked poor in the first half. But that's been true for most of their CL campaign this season.
When Camavinga and Rodrygo come on in the second half, they should look a lot better.
When Camavinga and Rodrygo come on in the second half, they should look a lot better.
I genuinely have no idea how that isn’t given?
There are two reasons, whether it hits Liverpool defender last and whether it’s intentional?
1) A Liverpool player hits it off another Liverpool player therefore the deflection rule does not come into play, he’s onside.
2) Even more bizarrely, the defender is sliding in to make a tackle. To therefore claim it as a deflection is ridiculous. It’s an intentional tackle to prevent a goal. Is he sliding for a laugh? Of course it’s intentional?
Unless the first ball played is offside, that is one of the worst VAR decisions I’ve seen and in my top 5, I reckon Liverpool have benefitted from at least 4 of them.
There are two reasons, whether it hits Liverpool defender last and whether it’s intentional?
1) A Liverpool player hits it off another Liverpool player therefore the deflection rule does not come into play, he’s onside.
2) Even more bizarrely, the defender is sliding in to make a tackle. To therefore claim it as a deflection is ridiculous. It’s an intentional tackle to prevent a goal. Is he sliding for a laugh? Of course it’s intentional?
Unless the first ball played is offside, that is one of the worst VAR decisions I’ve seen and in my top 5, I reckon Liverpool have benefitted from at least 4 of them.
Son of a cnut.
The ref will look at this and decide Real are due a goal.
It’s not. The “deflection” get out clause is supposed to be when an opposition player touches the ball just before the final deflection. The ball bounced of fecking four Liverpool players before it got to Benzema, who was the last Madrid player to touch it and can’t fecking pass to himself!
Wider footballing world getting a taste of LiVARpool in action, hopefully now they've done it against a team like Madrid on this stage they'll start getting investigated for it.
It was onside, played off the Liverpool player. Of course when Liverpool go on to win this game that decision will be forgotten about..Learn offside rule
They showed the offside line when the ball was played to Benzema just before he scored so it wasn't the ball over the top. Absolute shambles
They have already won it. Ref has decided as much.
For everyone that is saying it came off a Liverpool player, apparently it needs to be deliberately passed back and not accidental.
It was deliberate. Fabinho contested that ball, it wasn't deflected off him. He just contested it poorly and passed it to Benzema
Has to be a "deliberate play" apparently. Feck off.
Aye cheers, took me a while to figure it out but it makes perfect sense.