Champions League: 4 times refereeing decisions went in Real Madrid's favour

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Bayern Munich players confront the referee

#4 Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich, 2016/17 UCL Quarter-Final

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"For the first time, I feel this mad anger inside of me. We've been cheated. We've been cheated, in the true sense of the word." These words were uttered by Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Bayern CEO, after Munich's exit at the hands of Real Madrid 6-3 on aggregate.

Rummenigge was right to be aggrieved as decision after decision went against Bayern on the night. Trailing 2-1 from the first leg, they needed all the luck they could get in the second leg. However, it was not to be.

In the 66th minute, with Bayern 1-0 up, Robert Lewandowski was wrongly given offside when set free 1 on 1 vs the keeper. 13 minutes later, Casemiro, who was on a yellow card, ran into Robben and caught his knee, a challenge deserving of a second yellow but he remained on the pitch.

However, it was what happened in the 84th minute that changed the course of the match. Arturo Vidal, who had already been booked, launched into a tackle on Asensio, winning the ball cleanly. However, the referee did not think along those lines and sent the Chilean off.

To make matters worse, in extra time, 2 of the goals scored by Ronaldo were from offside positions.

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Edited by Arvind Sriram
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