Karim Benzema, in the Champions League final, converted Real Madrid's first clean risk into a intention. After nearly a whole first half of dominated by using Liverpool, 'Los Blancos' took the lead with suspense due to a likely offside through the Frenchman that became not offside, as the ball did no longer attain him from a teammate.
The Frenchman became provided with a high ball into the field, in which he managed it and reduce again to a defender. He then extended the play into the box, in which Konate didn't make touch with Fabinho and Alisson to clear the ball. There, Fede Valverde seemed between the 3 to try to get better the ball, which, after more than one bounces, hit Fabinho's thigh earlier than returning to Benzema's manage.
The Frenchman then fired a low left-footed shot into the again of the net. He threatened to celebrate because the referee, as quickly because the ball went in, blew for offside to allow the VAR to study it. The question changed into now not handiest whether or not the No9 become ahead, but whether or not he had acquired the ball from Fede Valverde or Fabinho.
Perhaps because Valverde changed into involved within the play even though Fabinho became the last to the touch the ball, the referee ended up confirming that Benzema become in an unlawful function. He become, via a few centimetres, further forward than Van Dijk, the defender who became marking the offside line in this bizarre play which, controversial or now not, ended without a intention.
