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English referee Mark Klattenberg, who directed the 2016 Champions League final that brought together the Spanish capital Madrid, Real and Atlético, admitted that he had made a fatal mistake in that match.
In an interview with the British newspaper “Daily Mail”, Clattenberg spoke about that final, where he revealed the great difficulties he faced in controlling some players on the field, including former defender Bibi in the ranks of Real Madrid.
Mark Clattenburg has confessed about the 2016 Champions League final for @MailSport 😵
“Ramos’ goal was slightly offside and we realized it at the break.” I gave Atleti a penalty in the second half. Pepe said: “Never a shame.” I said, ‘Your first goal shouldn’t have been kept.’ “#LLL
🧡🇪🇸⚽️ pic.twitter.com/pGK4nd9aaG– La Liga Lowdown 🧡🇪🇸⚽️ (@LaLigaLowdown) May 14, 2020
The former English referee admitted that, in addition to the assistant referees in that match, they were wrong to verify the goal of Real Madrid scored by Sergio Ramos, since it should not have been calculated for offside. “In that match, Real Madrid advanced in the first half with an unanswered goal, but the goal was infiltration, we realized this at the break, it was a difficult situation and my assistant was unable to catch up with the game Clattenberg said of the incident.
Mark Clattenburg: “We were wrong to validate Real Madrid’s first goal in that final scored by Sergio Ramos. It should have been annulled for offside.” pic.twitter.com/5FhtqfLCVC
– Enock Kobina Essel Niccolò Makaveli (@EnockKobinaEsse) May 14, 2020
After that, the English referee revealed that he tried to control the match, and that this incident was beneficial to him for the rest of the match, as he managed to control Bibi when he referred to a penalty against him when Fernando Torres dropped a penalty. for Klattenberg, and said about it: “Bibi made a mistake against Torres, he was angry and he said to me in perfect English, Mark is not a punishment at all, but I told him that his first team goal should not have been scored on the scoreboard, to get away from me.
Clattenberg said at the end of his comments: “People will think this is strange, because the mistake twice does not make it successful, but the referees do not believe it, and the players know it, they knew that if I told them that they would accept the situation, refereeing against Bibi is not fun, you should see him up close permanently. “
It is noteworthy that the original and extra times of the “Championship” final in 2016 ended in a 1-1 draw, for the two sides to resort to a penalty shootout that smiled for the real team.
Source: Agencies
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