Real Madrid are the European champions for the fourteenth time after beating Liverpool by a lone goal at the Stade de France....CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
The Galacticos took the lead in the second half of the game when Federico Valverde’s low cross found Vinicius Junior who finished it off with the right foot from close range.
Liverpool were the better side win the game as they dominated through out the game but it was Real Madrid who had the final say.
The Galacticos have now extended their record title win to fourteen and also have not lost their last eight Champions League from finals.
However, shortly before the halftime whistle Karim Benzema scored a goal which was later ruled offside after a VAR review.
In order to properly understand the decision taken by VAR, one must know what the rules of the game says as regards that type of situation.
Rule 1b of the offside rule clearly states that a player is in an offside position if any part of his head, body or feet is nearer to the opponent’s goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent.
Now the emphasis is on the “second-last opponent” and this is where it gets confusing for many people.
A careful look at the picture above will make one see that Karim Benzema was ahead of the second-last opponent when he received the ball which made him to be in an offside position.
The moment the two Liverpool defenders went behind Alisson, the one closer to the goal line assumes the position of a goalkeeper while the second defender becomes the second last opponent.
Now if one looks clearly, one would find out that Karim Benzema was ahead of the second-last opponent which clearly justifies him being offside according to the rule of the game.
The second thing to note is the manner in which the ball came to him, if the ball was kicked to him by a Liverpool player then it would have nullified the offside but the ball deflected off of Fabinho and that was why it was ruled as an offside.
