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Manchester – Manchester City director Pep Guardiola insisted that VAR produces "fair football" despite cruel treatment Champions League quarter-final exit on goals away at Tottenham after a thrilling tie ended 4-4 on the set.
On Wednesday, they had won 4-3 wins in the second leg, but for the third consecutive season, Guardiola has failed to qualify for the last four, while two major critics of the VAR have been favorable to the Spurs.
First, the decisive goal of Fernando Llorente 17 minutes from the back remained acquired despite the fact that the ball seemed to wedge the hand of the Spaniard to carry in the nets.
Then, in the midst of stoppage time, Raheem Sterling had the shot that sealed his treble and saw City deflate after being sidelined after Sergio Aguero was out of the training.
"I support VAR – it's just to see that Llorente's goal is handball." At an angle, it looks like handball, from the angle that the referee saw not see it, "said Guardiola.
"I'm fine for fair football, for fair decisions.If it's offside, it's offside." In the future, even the present, it will be right. "
The playoffs ended the quest for a quad for City and Guardiola lamented a series of costly mistakes in both games, after Aguero missed a penalty in the first leg, which allowed to his team to bow to 16 points behind in the Premier League.
"It's difficult, we're close to pbading, it's cruel, but we have to accept it," added Guardiola.
"The mistakes in this competition punish you a lot, unfortunately it was a bad end for us."
Unlike Guardiola, Mauricio Pochettino, boss of Tottenham, has already criticized VAR, but believes that the decision to give a penalty to City in the first leg and not to punish Fernandinho to face Harry Kane was counterbalanced by a draw.
"You have to trust the value-added reseller when it's against or for you," Pochettino said. "The decision to include VAR in football will change the game."
And Argentina has qualified its players as "heroes" for reaching the semifinals of the European Cup for the second time in their history after a season in which they have not signed any player and played the majority of the campaign provisionally. house in Wembley.
"On this type of night, this type of victory, I can only be proud.I think they are heroes.With all the circumstances to be in the semifinals of the Champions League, they deserve a lot of praise . "
Guardiola's decision not to take Kevin de Bruyne's departure in the first leg will also be called into question. The Belgian has managed a decisive pbad to allow City to get closer to the last four.
The first scored the first of four goals in 11 minutes when Sterling opened the scoring.
However, the Spurs responded twice in three minutes, with Son Heung-min's double bringing his season total to 20.
Still, while Kane is expected to be out for the rest of the season, Pochettino has another headache in the selection, with Son being suspended for the first leg of the Spurs semifinal against Ajax.
A kamikaze opening took another turn as Bernardo Silva's efforts were diverted by Danny Rose and Hugo Lloris to his next post to bring the City level into the night.
Halfway through the first half, the hosts were back in front. Bernardo and De Bruyne were playing with the creators again. Sterling ended in a low center at the last post.
The Spurs' hopes of keeping their advantage on the away goals suffered another blow after Moussa Sissoko's injury.
Pochettino chose the attack as the best defense form by replacing the midfielder by Llorente in what turned out to be a decisive change.
De Bruyne had his third badist at the hour of play as he was crossing the midfield before fooling his pbad for Aguero to perfection and allowing Argentina to beat Lloris.
Starting for the first time in the match, Guardiola quickly asked Fernandinho to restore a sense of control, but City was caught up again by an incredible tie for Tottenham.
Kieran Trippier's corner was encircled by Llorente, but the ball seemed to hit the attacker's arm.
After a VAR check, Turkish referee Cuneyt Cakir maintained his original decision and the goal was maintained.
And VAR again faced City in the vicinity, while the delirium quickly turned into disbelief within the Etihad, which would have been a hat trick for Sterling.
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