Neuer attempted to explain that Chen Zhong was tripped outside the penalty area.
VAR intervened to review.
The slow-motion replay was played repeatedly: Chen Zhong first poked the ball, and Tah's foul occurred cleanly and swiftly one step inside the box! Red card and penalty, irrefutable evidence!
The Allianz Arena was engulfed by a massive wave of boos and sighs of frustration.
Tah hung his head low, no longer arguing, and trudged heavily towards the player's tunnel.
Bayern Munich, down to ten men, faced an enormous dilemma.
On one side, Bayern Munich fans were unhappy, and on the other, Real Madrid fans were equally dissatisfied. They saw clearly that Chen Zhong had already poked the ball through, and it was an open goal.
The ball could have easily rolled into the empty net.
A red card and a goal, that would be fair, and not just a penalty!
