Franck Ribery, Carlo Ancelotti and Robert Lewandowski lead complaints against referee after loss to Real Madrid
The La Liga giants ended up winning 6-3 on aggregate but two of Cristiano Ronaldo's extra-time goals looked to be offside
FRANCK RIBERY has slated the referee who allowed Cristiano Ronaldo's two extra-time goals that saw Bayern Munich dumped out of the Champions League.
Real Madrid went through to the semi-finals after winning 6-3 on aggregate but two of Ronalo's goals looked to be offside.
And Ribery led the Bayern backlash against Hungarian referee Viktor Kassai for his performance that also saw Arturo Vidal harshly sent off.
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Ribery posted a picture of Ronaldo's offside goals on Instagram with the message: One year's hard work, thank you ref, bravo".
Vidal was dismissed for a second yellow card that looked to be a clean tackle.
And Bayern boss Carlo Ancelotti was quick to criticise the referee after seeing his side crash out of Europe in controversial style.
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Ancelotti said: "We had thought of everything going into this game - except the referee.
"You can't decide a semi-final spot like this. It shouldn't happen at this level.
"The referee probably wasn't up to the task.
"I don't think Real Madrid have any influence on referees. The officials tonight simply got it wrong. I had never been in favour of video technology, but I must admit it's necessary now."
Robert Lewandowki also launched a scathing attack on the match officials after refusing to answer a question about Ronaldo's quality.
"In the game today I think we could have won and played the next round but the referee made a lot of errors.
"I think it was impossible to play Real Madrid with 10 men.
";It was not a red card, and for their goals it was offside for one, maybe two. Also, for my situation as well, when I was one-on-one, I was not offside either.
"It's very difficult to play against Madrid at the Bernabeu if you have a situation like today.
"Yes [it's frustrating] because when you know you are so close to playing in the next round, but it is not your decision that is happening on the pitch. After one one decision they scored a goal and one was offside. It's very difficult because you can fight and play well but sometimes it's impossible to win or play in the next round.
"Of course, after the 90 minutes we had won the game 2-1 and had a good chance but with 10 men for 30 minutes it's very difficult to play Real Madrid and that's why we are not in the next round."