On Tuesday, Real Madrid secured a hard-won 1-0 victory over Leipzig at the Red Bull Arena. While Brahim Diaz and Andriy Lunin's individual brilliance secured the first-leg win away from home, another talking point emerged.
Apparently, Benjamin Sesko's disallowed goal just two minutes into the game has become a hot topic of discussion, with many convinced that the Slovenian forward's early goal should have stood.
Was it the right call to disallow it, though?
Speaking in the aftermath of the game, former France international and now CBS pundit Thierry Henry shared his point of view:
"I first thought it was a goal, but on the replay, you can see it is not. As a player, you are told if you are offside, don’t get involved. He interferes with Lunin – even if the push is little – and he was offside."
A look from another angle
Indeed, the footage reveals that the player behind Lunin was impeding the keeper, constituting interference while being in an offside position. Therefore, it was the right call to disallow the goal.
Simple as that.
