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VAR controversy as Bayer Leverkusen miss penalty moments after Porto have goal ruled out in bonkers CL clash

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Updated 22:44 4 Oct 2022 GMT+1Published 22:35 4 Oct 2022 GMT+1

VAR controversy as Bayer Leverkusen miss penalty moments after Porto have goal ruled out in bonkers CL clash

English referee Anthony Taylor had a difficult evening in Portugal.

Rory O'Callaghan

Rory O'Callaghan

There were remarkable scenes in Tuesday's Champions League match between Porto and Bayer Leverkusen as the visitors missed a penalty just moments after the home side had a goal disallowed.

The incredible sequence of play came towards the end of the first half, with the match goalless at the time.

After English referee Anthony Taylor had waved away Leverkusen's appeals for a penalty for handball, Porto went straight down the other end and scored through Colombia international Mateus Uribe.

But the home side's celebrations were short-lived, with Taylor instructed by VAR to review the handball incident on the pitchside monitor.

After seeing a number of replays, Taylor decided that Porto defender David Carmo had indeed handled the ball inside his own area, with the English official ruling out Uribe's goal and awarding Leverkusen a penalty instead.

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But the German side failed to take advantage of their good fortune, with striker Patrick Schick firing the spot-kick straight at Porto goalkeeper Diogo Costa.

Bayer might have suspected it would not be their evening earlier in the night, when Chelsea loanee Callum Hudson-Odoi had a goal ruled out for a foul in the build-up.

And so it proved, with Porto going on to claim a 2-0 win thanks to second-half goals from Zaidu Sanusi and Galeno.

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To make matters worse for the visitors, they were reduced to 10 men in the closing stages of the match when Jeremie Frimpong was sent off for a second bookable offence.

It was a much-needed victory for Porto, who had lost their opening two group games against Atletico Madrid and Club Brugge.

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The Portuguese side are now second in the group, level on points with Leverkusen and Atletico - six points behind surprise group leaders Brugge.

Porto and Leverkusen will face each other again on Wednesday when the Primeira Liga side travel to Germany.

Featured Image Credit: BT Sport

Topics: Porto, Bayer Leverkusen, Champions League, Football

Rory O'Callaghan
Rory O'Callaghan

Rory O'Callaghan is Editorial Lead at SPORTbible. He has previously worked for Sky Sports News, MailOnline and Reach covering football, cricket, boxing and MMA. Tested daily as a Liverpool fan in a Manchester office.

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