Haaland appeared like a ghost in the hinterland of Manchester City's penalty area. There was no defensive player within two meters around him.
And the football is already at his feet.
Manchester City's defenders raised their hands to signal that Haaland was offside.
But the linesman was like an emotionless robot. The flag in his hand was pressed tightly against his thigh and he had no intention of taking it out and waving it.
No offside.
Seeing the linesman's appearance, the Manchester City players wanted to return to defense, but it was too late.
Because just when they raised their hands, Haaland had already completed the shooting action.
A blast shot at an extremely awkward angle, as if he wanted to vent all his inner dissatisfaction.
Manchester City's goalkeeper Ederson did not follow the defenders and raise his hand to indicate offside. As a goalkeeper, he cannot relax his vigilance regardless of whether the opponent is offside or not.
Ederson, who was fully focused, quickly started to attack when he saw Haaland get the ball.
On the way, when he saw Haaland raising his foot to shoot, Ederson jumped up, opened his body, and wanted to expand his defensive area. With his eyes wide open, he rushed in the direction of Haaland.
However, Ederson's body was not able to touch the football.
This time, it was Real Madrid's fans' turn to burst into cheers like a tsunami.
After scoring the goal, Haaland rushed towards the corner flag with a ferocious look, spread his arms, and let out a huge roar at the fans in the stands.
This was also the first time Haaland participated in the Champions League finals. The first Champions League goal made Haaland vent all the frustration in his heart.
Manchester City's players rushed to the wing in dissatisfaction and surrounded the linesman in the middle to express their dissatisfaction for the suspected offside just now.
The referee also ran over and first asked the Manchester City players to calm down and informed them that the VAR video referee was now reviewing the goal.
Seeing that the referee did not declare the goal valid immediately, the Manchester City players also became quiet.
Even the Real Madrid players calmed down.
Haaland, who had just celebrated, had a blush on his face and frowned at the referee.
There is no way. This is how the current game stipulates. Every goal needs to be reviewed by the VAR video referee. If after the review, there is an offside or foul, then the goal can be canceled even if the referee has made a gesture that the goal is valid.
So, don't be happy too early.
The referee made a calm gesture with one hand and pressed the headset with the other hand, waiting for feedback from the VAR video referee.
As if he had received some feedback, Italy person Daniele Orsato frowned slightly and said, "Okay, I understand, I will review it myself!"
The referee drew a square in front of him and decided to go to the sidelines to conduct a VAR review in person.
All the fans in the stadium felt on tenterhooks.
Manchester City fans put their hands together, hoping that the goal was offside.
The fans of Real Madrid also clasped their hands, but what they expected was that there would be no problem scoring.
The chief referee came to the video area on the sidelines, put on his headphones, and said, "Okay, Nick, play me the video just now."
At this time, two pictures appeared on either the big screen at the scene or the TV screen.
One screen is from the referee, and the other screen is a slow-motion replay of the goal just scored.
De Bruyne gently pushed the ball to the right, and then hit the football with his right foot like a whip.
Laporte thought De Bruyne was shooting, so he stretched out his foot to block it.
But the football quickly rolled past his feet.
No, it's a pass!
Laporte looked back with a panicked expression.
De Bruyne's pass was very fast. Stones stretched out his foot to block it. As a result, the football rolled directly in front of him and entered the penalty area.
And Haaland is already standing there.
There is no need to look at the next scenes.
The key now is whether Haaland is suspected of being offside at the moment De Bruyne passes the ball.
Slowly play the camera frame by frame, and wait until the moment when De Bruyne's right foot touches the football, the freeze frame is completed.
Two lines appeared on the screen.
At this moment, fans all over the world fell silent.
These two lines represent the fate of these two teams.
However, these two lines are almost impossible to tell with the naked eye which one is in front and who is behind.
Finally, after zooming in on the screen, the gap between the red line representing Haaland and the blue line representing the last defensive player appeared.
After confirming again and again, the referee took off his earphones, put the whistle in his mouth, drew a square in front of him again, blew the whistle in his mouth, and pointed his right hand at the center circle.
The goal is valid.
In the picture, at the moment when De Bruyne passed the ball, Haaland made a dive forward, and his body did pass over the defensive player Kyle Walker beside him, but Stones's trailing left foot became the culprit that prevented Haaland from being offside.
After seeing the referee declare the goal valid, the Real Madrid players also breathed a sigh of relief, but everyone also high-fived each other and celebrated again.
That excitement has passed.
This is also the reason why VAR reviews are often criticized now. After a goal is scored, players do not dare to celebrate and have to wait for the review.
By the time the review is successful, the excitement of scoring a goal has passed.
The somewhat disturbed Real Madrid players returned to their own half.
The Manchester City players were slightly awakened by the ball just now.
Guardiola kept using his shouts to remind the players not to be anxious and to be more steady.
Ancelotti looked at Guardiola dancing happily, showing a hint of disdain.
If it weren't for Guardiola's good fortune, he was a mastermind at the beginning, coached Barcelona, and now Guardiola would be nothing.
Ancelotti's resume looks more luxurious than Guardiola's.
During the 7 years of coaching AC Milan, I won two UEFA Champions League championships.
Within two years of coaching Real Madrid, he also helped the team win a UEFA Champions League championship.
But Guardiola and Barcelona only won two UEFA Champions League championships.
Neither when he was with Bayern Munich nor when he was with Manchester City, he was unable to help the team win the Champions League championship.
This is also the reason why everyone criticizes Guardiola for becoming the best coach in the world.
After all, in Europe, the Champions League championship is the brightest pearl on a head coach's resume.