Xabi Alonso rages at keeper's shambolic Europa League blunder on his goal line
Europa League clash with Monaco on Thursday.The Bundesliga side conceded a last-minute winner to lose the game 3-2, but it was Monaco's first goal that had the traditionally-level headed Spaniard in a rage.After receiving an innocuous back pass from defender Jonathan Tah, Leverkusen keeper Lukas Hradecky took a heavy touch back towards his goal and unnecessarily dallied on the ball before being clattered into by Monaco forward Breel Embolo.READ MORE: Four things Erik ten Hag got right as Man Utd are held by Barcelona in thrilling contestHradecky swung a foot out to clear his lines but the bump from Embolo made him miss the ball entirely, and it dribbled into the net after hitting his foot as he tried to regain his balance.The Finnish stopper desperately appealed to the referee, but the whistle never came, not even after Alonso screamed bloody murder into the fourth official's ear in protest.Was it a foul? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.On reflection, a free-kick probably should've been awarded, and fans on social media had an awful lot of sympathy for Hradecky."100% a foul, that," one person tweeted. "How was this not given as a foul?" another asked."A nightmare for Hradecky? Says a lot about the standard of refereeing/VAR is broken that this wasn't considered a foul.
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