Jerome Boateng: Fans blast VAR for ignoring Boateng’s handball which blocked Haaland's strike
- Jerome Boateng appeared to have deliberately deflected Haaland’s strike with his hand
- Referee failed to consult VAR for a review of the incident
- Fans have questioned the decision as a very controversial one
There was controversy on Tuesday, May 26 during the Der Klassiker after Bayern Munich's Jerome Boateng appeared to have deliberately blocked Erling Haaland of Borussia Dortmund’s goal-bound shot.
Fans have cried out as video review was controversially not called upon despite the ball striking Boateng's arm inside the box.
Boateng appeared to have dived to deflect Halaand’s shot wide with his hand as the ball went for a corner, but VAR was not consulted despite calls.
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"How did VAR not even look at Boateng's handball there? Stonewall penalty denied for Dortmund," one social media user wrote.
A second tweeted: "How was that not a penalty against Boateng!? Clearly stuck out his elbow which denied a goalscoring chance."
A third added: "Surely that's a handball from Boateng? Stops Haaland from scoring."
The lack of VAR proved costly as Bayern Munich beat Borussia Dortmund 1-0 thanks to a first half goal from Joshua Kimmich.
Earlier, German outfit Borussia Monchengladbach went to extreme lengths to ensure their game against Bayer Leverkusen felt as natural as possibly by having thousands of fan cut-out plastered across seats in the stands.
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Bundesliga worked its way round the virus to eventually resume top flight football, albeit without fans in stadiums.
There is obviously no getting used to playing football without the very fans who make it worth the 90 minutes and as former Barcelona manager Luis Enrique brilliantly put it, it was “sadder than dancing with your sister.
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For Gladbach, the club decided to take matters into its own hands at the Borussia-Park, as the stadium was filled with thousands of life-sized cutouts which eerily resembled real fans.
Legit.ng earlier reported that Italian League giants Juventus have reportedly jumped in the chase for highly-rated forward Erling Haaland this summer.
The 19-year-old has been in incredible form for Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund since he joined them in January 2020 in a deal around £17 million from Red Bull Salzburg.
He has scored 13 goals and three assists since he joined the Bundesliga giants in January 2020, while his tally for the season so far stands at 41 goals and 10 assists in all competitions.
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