BT Sport’s new camera angle shows how referee was about to award Man City a free-kick before CHANGING his mind to allow Lyon’s second goal to stand… as Gary Lineker jokes ‘his whistle stopped working!’
- Lyon’s second goal against Manchester City was controversially not ruled out
- Aymeric Laporte claimed he had been fouled in the build up to the stiker
- A camera angle from BT Sport showed the referee changed his mind on the call
- The official put his whistle to his mouth before allowing play to continue
- VAR did not overturn the decision as the French side went on to progress
There was more VAR drama for Manchester City in the Champions League after Lyon’s second goal was allowed to stand in controversial circumstances.
Aymeric Laporte claimed he had been fouled in the build-up but referee Danny Makkelie allowed play to continue with Moussa Dembele going on to score for the French side.
However, a new camera angle shown by BT Sport at full-time appeared to show the official with the whistle to his mouth before changing his mind, with VAR opting not to overrule his on-the-field decision.
BT’s camera angle showed the referee with the whistle to his mouth before changing his mind
Defender Aymeric Laporte looked to have been fouled in the build up to Lyon’s second goal
Presenter Gary Lineker picked up on the referee’s change of heart and claimed Pep Guardiola’s side were unfortunate not to see the decision overturned.
‘The camera angle shows the referee on the brink of blowing his whistle,’ said Lineker.
‘Then he changes his mind, unless his whistle stops working! We have seen penalties given for that all the time but City are unlucky.
Gary Lineker suggested the referee changed his mind and joked his whistle stopped working
‘In the modern game that’s a foul but in my day it wouldn’t be.’
BT pundits Rio Ferdinand agreed that City should have been awarded a free-kick.
Ferdinand said: ‘This goal I thought was a foul, if there is contact you have to cal the foul, there is VAR now.
‘You go back to the other end and you take away all the doubt and all the questioning if you score at the other end.’
Fans on Twitter also argued the game should have been brought back.
Raheem Sterling missed a great chance to equalise before Ederson’s mistake for the third goal
One supporter wrote: ‘You can criticize Pep and players tonight but that was a blatant foul on Laporte in Lyon’s 2nd goal. If it was otherway, the goal would have been cancelled. Why always us?’
City went on to crash out of the competition, with Lyon grabbing a third goal in the final stages after a mistake from goalkeeper Ederson.
Raheem Sterling had also missed a great chance to draw his side level just a minute before the French side scored again.