Bayern Munich lost: 'It's your fault, it's her fault'?

(Baonghean.vn) - In the press conference after Bayern Munich's loss to Real Madrid, coach Ancelotti could not keep his composure when he said that referee Kassai had made wrong decisions that caused the German team to be eliminated.

The fault lies with referee Kassai.

The reaction of the strategist born in 1959 was completely reasonable, because Bayern Munich had to accept unfavorable situations from the whistle of the main referee Kassai.

Coach Ancelotti spoke up: “The referee killed the match. In a top match like this, there needs to be a better referee, or we need to rely on video situations. Referee Viktor Kassai made too many mistakes and Real Madrid benefited from those mistakes.” Indeed, the Hungarian referee had a bad day at work.

First, it was the second yellow card for midfielder Vidal in a situation where the Chilean player did not foul Asensio. Slow motion shows that Vidal's foot hit the ball before making the Real Madrid player fall.

It is worth mentioning that referee Kassai's observation position was completely favorable and not obstructed in any way to make a decision that was unfavorable to Bayern Munich. Having to play with one less man for the last 10 minutes of the match and 30 minutes of extra time, the "Bavarian Tigers" received 3 more goals, which was inevitable.

Recognizing an offside goal was one of referee Kassai's mistakes. Photo: Internet

Not only did referee Kassai and his staff help the home team gain an advantage in terms of numbers, they also made mistakes in Ronaldo's two goals. The equalizer in the 104th minute, the Portuguese star was clearly offside before receiving Ramos' pass to defeat Neuer.

CR7's second goal in this match was extremely important, breaking the balance on the scoreboard, and at the same time pushing the away team into a difficult situation. If not for the mistake of referee Kassai, the second 15 minutes of extra time would not have been easy for Real Madrid players to break through goalkeeper Neuer's net.

The third goal of the Bernabeu team was scored in the 109th minute, also from Ronaldo's shot in an offside position. Objectively speaking, blaming the referee team is too unfair because Bayern Munich players did not do their job well, when they let Marcelo dribble the ball as if there was no one there and then passed it to Ronaldo to score.

The situation happened so quickly that it was understandable that the referees made mistakes. That stupid and somewhat unjust goal was the slap that completely knocked down the remaining weak resistance of Bayern Munich players. In short, the responsibility of referee Kassai and his colleagues is not small for the situations that benefited Real Madrid.

Coach Ancelotti's mistake

The Italian strategist may be angry at referee Kassai for his decisions that were unfavorable to Bayern Munich. However, Ancelotti's responsibility is not small in the defeat of his team. There is a saying: "First blame yourself, then blame others", the former AC Milan coach should blame himself. Ancelotti's wrong decisions contributed significantly to Real Madrid's straight advance to the semi-finals.

After Ronaldo, the name mentioned most after the 2 matches between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich is none other than Vidal. In the match at Allianz Arena a week ago, the Chilean star missed a penalty, allowing the visiting team from Spain to turn the tables and win 2-1.

In all fairness, Vidal's performance in the first leg was quite impressive. So it is understandable that coach Ancelotti put him in the starting lineup for the rematch with Real Madrid.

Vidal's red card was the biggest turning point of the second leg between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. Photo: Internet

During his time on the pitch (more than 80 minutes), the former Juventus midfielder still showed his usual strong and fierce playing style. Vidal's power-oriented playing style is always a double-edged sword, especially against highly skilled and cunning players like Real Madrid's stars.

Since receiving the first yellow card (minute 5), Vidal has not been able to control his actions. Referee Kassai could have even given Vidal a second yellow card for a foul on Casemiro right outside Bayern Munich's penalty area.

Despite the warnings from his teammates (most notably Thiago), Vidal still 'repeatedly did the same thing'. As a result, the second yellow card, which meant a red card in the 84th minute, was not too surprising. Vidal was to blame 1, coach Ancelotti was to blame 2 - 3.

If Bayern Munich's captain had not been so conservative and quickly decided to take Vidal off the field earlier, it is likely that the "Bavarian Tigers" would not have fallen into such a miserable 10 vs 11 situation.

Remember, coach Ancelotti also has Kimmick, who played quite well under coach Pep Guardiola and has been improving recently. If coach Ancelotti had boldly taken Vidal off the field earlier, things wouldn't have been so bad.

Coach Ancelotti's helplessness on the pitch contributed to Bayern Munich's defeat. Photo: Internet

In addition to being subjective about Vidal's situation, coach Ancelotti also failed to demonstrate his ability to read the game. Substitutions were ineffective, along with a complete lack of plan B. Therefore, the advantage of having more possession of the ball than the opponent did not help Bayern Munich players have enough strength to finish off Real Madrid at favorable opportunities, at important moments.

Compared to coach Zinedine Zidane, Ancelotti's weakness is enough to see. The brilliant performance of the young player who came on as a substitute, Asensio (replacing Benzema), alone speaks volumes about the talent and wisdom of the French strategist.

After all, Bayern Munich was eliminated not only due to the mistakes of referee Kassai, but mostly due to coach Ancelotti in using personnel and his ability to read the game./.

Thanh Hung