Lazio penalty vs Dortmund branded by fans as one of the worst decisions in UCL history

Borussia Dortmund secured Champions League qualification with a 1-1 home draw against Lazio, with German club progressing to kckout sts. Dortmund vs Lazio game was a closely fought encounter, with both sides having ir fair shares of chances throughout game. However, Lazio will be feeling lucky as y return home with a point after y were awarded a controversial penalty in second half, which is being branded one of worst decisions in competition’s history.

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Dortmund vs Lazio: Club rocked by Haaland injury before UCL game

Borussia Dortmund were on back foot before game even started, with being revealed that star striker Erling Haaland was ruled out of game with an injury. Providing Haaland injury update, Dortmund coach Lucien Favre said on Wednesday that 20-year will be out for a month with a muscle tear. coach while talking about Haaland injury also hinted that muscle tear may have happened because young rwegian has been playing too many games in recent weeks.

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Despite setback, it was Borussia Dortmund who started game strongly, taking le just before end of first half. Raphael Guerreiro found back of net in 44th minute, with Portuguese national getting on end of a slick passing move. However, it was Lazio’s star striker Ciro Immobile who equalised in controversial circumstances in second half. Italian me mistake from penalty spot to level scores, post which Lazio grew into game. Despite Serie A side threatening hosts with several chances after getting scores level, it was Dortmund keeper Roman Burki who me some great saves to ensure Champions League qualification for German side.

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Lazio penalty vs Dortmund: Fans criticise referee blunder
 

heline moment of game occurred midway through second half after referee judged Nico Schulz of having fouled midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic inside box. However, after Lazio penalty vs Dortmund was given, replays clearly showed Lazio player diving over ball without any contact from Dortmund player. Despite availability of VAR, decision wasn’t surprisingly overturned, with match foot showing that re was contact between two players.

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During Dortmund vs Lazio game, many fans reacted to penalty decision, as y criticised Video Assistant Referee (VAR) once again. Fans claimed that if VAR can’t pick up such a blatant referee error, it shouldn’t be used at all. Football fans also trolled referee, claiming it was a terrible piece of decision making by match official. Sharing foot of incident, many fans suggested that such howlers aren’t acceptable at pinnacle of club football. Dortmund coach Lucien Favre also hit out at officials after game, claiming that what Sergej Milinkovic-Savic did was ‘atre’, saying that midfielder dived like he was in a swimming pool.

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