Van Basten: Brugge were robbed and their fourth goal was totally valid

6686 Sports News on November 6. In the fourth round of the UEFA Champions League stage early this morning, Beijing time, Barcelona drew 3-3 with Bruges of Belgium. The scene was full of ups and downs, and the video referee intervened many times. The most controversial scene occurred at the end of the game: Bruges player Wilmante intercepted Barcelona goalkeeper Szczesny and scored an empty goal. However, the referee ruled that Anthony Taylor canceled Bruges' fourth goal after the video referee intervened.

In this regard, Dutch legendary forward Van Basten publicly expressed his strong dissatisfaction: "Brugge was obviously robbed! Their fourth goal should undoubtedly be counted."

With his experience as a top striker, Van Basten analyzed the ruling in detail: "At that time, Szczesny had already lost the ball by mistake and was about to be scored by the opponent. He realized that he had messed up, so he took the initiative to create a body contact. In fact, Vermant did not make any infringement on him at all - he just used the goalkeeper's mistake and did not even touch Szczesny. Instead, Szczesny fell to the ground in an exaggerated manner, which made the referee mistake it for a violation. This misjudgment directly determined the outcome of the game - if the goal was valid, the home team would win. ”

According to "Daily Sports" report. The incident also attracted widespread attention in the Polish media. Since Szczesny is a star of his country, many Polish media pointed out that the referee's decision actually "saved" the goalkeeper. If that goal is ruled valid, Szczesny is likely to be stigmatized by public opinion for this low-level error, and his reputation throughout the season will be cast into a shadow.