Liverpool must be disappointed I just saw some scenes from the game. I think there couldn't have been more bad coincidences for them. But the first red card was insanity by the Liverpool player. That leg could have been broken. Nacho from Real Madrid made a similar foul against Girona. What is wrong with these guys?
I can't justify the first red card because it was a bad foul but what I wouldn't agree is the fact that Liverpool's loss today was proudly sponsored by bad officiating. That Luiz Dias goal was a clearly onside but the on-field referees confirmed it was offside including VAR.
In second half, Udogie tripped and fell then the ref shows a yellow to jota. This is the first time I have seen Liverpool go down to 9-men after picking up 2 red cards. The statement by PGMOL acknowledging "significant". human error as the reason makes no sense. That goal would've changed the momentum of the game but it was disallowed. Terrible officiating in the PL.
I forgot the on-side goal. That was strange because if I understood the whole scene correctly, they didn't show a line in the VAR review on TV. I wondered why they wouldn't do that? But if anything was wrong there, wouldn't they be held accountable after the game as well? It would not be repeated of course, but if Liverpool says there was something wrong or they request the data, I can imagine that the VAR data is stored and has to be available for checks afterwards. Because I agree that the goal was very suspiciously given as off-side and hence taken back. I was like wow, I want to see that line. But they just didn't provide it. If for some reason it was so close that even their computers couldn't draw it, then it should be a goal.
I think so because if it was a clear off-side, you'd see the lines on the screen but it wasn't there. They went over the decision to disallow the goal very quickly.
Anyway, Liverpool has issued a statement following PGMOL's acknowledgement yesterday:
It would be great to see PGMOL being held accountable otherwise, these kinds of "significant human errors" is bound to repeat itself in the premier league. It's outright unfair to anything that is dealt that hand.