Robert Lewandowski, Arturo Vidal and Thiago Alcantara removed from referee’s dressing room by police after Bayern Munich’s exit to Real Madrid
German giants were eliminated from the Champions League in controversial fashion and trio marched into official's room
POLICE were forced to remove three Bayern Munich players from the referee’s dressing room following their tempestuous exit at the hands of Real Madrid, according to reports in Spain.
The Bundesliga champions were eliminated in the quarter-finals after losing 4-2 at the Bernabeu and 6-3 on aggregate.
But two of Cristiano Ronaldo’s goals were offside, while the game changed after Arturo Vidal picked up a second yellow card for what was seemingly a brilliant tackle.
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And TV station claims that the incensed Chilean, Robert Lewandowski and Thiago Alcantara marched into referee Victor Kassai’s dressing room after the match to confront him.
The trio are said to have launched stinging insults at the Hungarian official and laid the blame for the result squarely at his feet.
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The trio refused to leave and only eventually exited the room once the Spanish police came in, reports claim.
Real Madrid triumphed over two legs to reach a seventh-consecutive semi-final — but Twitter was awash with conspiracy theories over Uefa’s role in their progression.
Leading 2-1 from the first leg, Los Blancos fell a goal behind after Lewandowski’s penalty.
Ronaldo equalised on the night with his first, but extra-time beckoned after Sergio Ramos’ own goal less than a minute later.
But, with just six minutes remaining, Vidal was shown a red card and Bayern were forced to play an extra 30 minutes with ten men.
To make matters even worse, Ronaldo then put the tie out of sight with two goals from an offside position.
Marco Asensio scored a legitimate fourth on the night to put gloss on the result.