Matthijs De Ligt said the referee met him and apologized for ‘making a serious mistake’ that caused Bayern to lose 1-2 to Real in the second leg of the semi-finals.

Coming to the Bernabeu in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals, Bayern Munich took the lead against Real Madrid in the 68th minute thanks to a goal from Alphonso Davies.

However, super-sub Joselu changed everything in 3 minutes, with a double goal in the 88th and 90+1 minutes to help Real Madrid go up 2-1, thereby winning the final with a total score of 4-3. Thus, Real will meet Dortmund in the Champions League final this season, at Wembley Stadium.

In the 13th minute of injury time of the second half, midfielder Aleksandar Pavlovic hung the ball from the middle of the field into the penalty area. At this time, both Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui rushed down at the same time.

Central defender De Ligt is in an offside position, but Mazraoui still seems to be standing above Bayern Munich midfielder Antonio Rudiger. The ball was hung at Mazraoui’s position, but he did not touch the ball and was headed clear by defender Ferland Mendy.

Thomas Muller rushed in to head in a pass for De Ligt to shoot a low cross into the net. If this goal is recognized, the match score will be 2-2.

However, before De Ligt kicked the ball, linesman Tomasz Listkiewicz raised his flag and referee Szymon Marciniak also blew the whistle for offside. Therefore, Bayern Munich’s goal was not recognized and VAR could not intervene in this situation.

Center-back Matthijs De Ligt responded to the press after the match: “Line referee Tomasz Listkiewicz met me after the match and apologized. He admitted he made a serious mistake.”

De Ligt also bluntly affirmed that the referee was on Real Madrid’s side: “I don’t want to say Real Madrid always has a referee by their side, but it was the referee who made the difference today.”

“I think we all know the rules. If the offside situation is not clear, the referee should have allowed the match to continue. I feel so ashamed.”

“Real Madrid also had a similar situation, so the referee gave it the same benefit, but why not Bayern?”.

Coach Thomas Tuchel also said that the referee made an offside error, causing Bayern Munich to unfairly lose the equalizer against Real in the second leg of the semi-finals. The Bayern Munich coach was angry and said after the match: “What a disaster, a huge disaster. The referee clearly made a mistake. The rules state that in situations like this, the match must continue. Both the line referee and the main referee made mistakes.”

Winning with a total score of 4-3, Real Madrid will enter the Champions League final and face Dortmund. They will win their 15th championship in this tournament if they defeat Dortmund in the final.

The match between Real Madrid and Dortmund will take place at 2:00 a.m. on June 2 at Wembley Stadium, England.