It came down to a heel tip. While Olympique de Marseille had everything in hand to achieve a calm victory on the pitch of Union Saint-Gilloise in the Champions League, the Phocéens scared themselves by experiencing an atrocious end to the match. Anan Khalaili first scored his second goal of the evening to put Marseille under pressure (71st), before destiny offered victory to OM.
Because on two occasions, it was VAR which saved Roberto De Zerbi’s men. Five minutes after the score was reduced, Kevin Mac Allister pushed a ball from Sofiane Boufal behind the defense into the goal. After analyzing the video, the Argentinian defender was declared offside. A still image supported this decision, taken for a few millimeters and a protruding heel. Cruel for the Union, miraculous for Marseille.
Destiny would then attack the people of Brussels. In the 90th minute of play, it was Promise David’s turn to believe he had saved a point for his team. Starting from deep, the Canadian striker was however also flagged offside, this time with a slightly greater margin and a chest in front of the last defender.
