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Bayern Out of Champions League as Kompany Condemns Referee Over Key Calls

Bayern figures blame two first-half rulings for the exit, with no official review reported.

Overview

  • Bayern Munich were eliminated after a 1-1 home draw with Paris Saint‑Germain in the Champions League semi‑final second leg.
  • Coach Vincent Kompany said referee João Pinheiro influenced the match and claimed there was no justice in the key decisions.
  • He argued Nuno Mendes should have received a second yellow for handling the ball to halt a Bayern attack, disputing an earlier handball call on Konrad Laimer.
  • Kompany also cited a clearance that struck João Neves’ outstretched arm in the area that brought no penalty, a sequence media compared to similar handball calls in other games.
  • Former Bayern midfielder Michael Ballack told DAZN he felt Pinheiro did not want to show the second yellow to Mendes, and there has been no sign of an official review.