The biggest talking point in the first half of the 2022 UEFA Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid came on the stroke of half-time.
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Why Benzema’s goal against Liverpool was ACTUALLY offside.
Explaining the offside rule that confirms Karim Benzema’s goal for Real Madrid against Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League final was legitimately disallowed.
Karim Benzema’s goal was rightly ruled offside
Karim Benzema appeared to have opened the scoring for Real Madrid at the Stade De France but his joy was cut short by the linesman and confirmed by the centre referee after a lengthy VAR check.
Benzema’s goal appeared to be perfectly okay at first glance and even with multiple looks from different angles, most football fans still believe it was onside.
But here is why French referee, Clement Turpin and his VAR team were right to disallow the goal.
Referee Clement Turpin disallowed Karim Benzema’s goal Imago
How Benzema was offside
Benzema raced onto a pass after cleverly beating the offside and seemingly having a clear path to goal but was uncharacteristically lacking in composure at the crucial moment.
But the Frenchman benefited from a mix up at the back and tucked home the ball after it had ricocheted into his path but was then ruled offside.
Benzema was behind Alison and slightly ahead of Virgil Van Dijk but was offside according to the offside rule despite Andy Robertson being well ahead on the line.
Karim Benzema has been in fine form for Real Madrid. AFP
Under normal circumstances, it would have been offside because the ball deflected off Fabinho into Benzema’s path and the offside wouldn’t have mattered.
But the offside rule states that there must be at least two opposing players between the ball and the goal when the ball is received which invalidates the fact that the ball came off Fabinho in the first place.
