After the Champions League semi-final match last night, a lot of attention was drawn to the decision of the match referee Cuneyt Cakir not to award a penalty kick to "Real" after the ball hit Marcelo's hand in the penalty area. As the Brazilian himself said after the match, there was contact between the ball and his hand, and the referee could have awarded a penalty kick.
After the match, the "Real" defender faced questions about this episode and although he said he didn't want to talk about the referee, he ultimately admitted that the ball hit his hand, and in his opinion, it should have been a penalty kick.
"I don't want to talk about referees, but it is obvious that sometimes they make decisions that are favorable to you, and sometimes ones that don't help you, but whatever happens, you have to play football. I would be lying if I said the ball didn't hit my hand. Is it a penalty kick? Since it hit my hand - I think so," the Brazilian opened up after the match.
The match between the "Real" and "Bayern" clubs ended in a 2-2 draw yesterday, with "Real" winning the series 4-3 on aggregate, reaching the Champions League final for the third year in a row.
