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Celtic Demand Answers After VAR Overturn Scrubs Iheanacho Equaliser Against Braga

The dispute now hinges on a VAR call judged a factual overturn that bypassed a pitchside review.

Overview

  • Celtic lost 2-0 to Braga at Celtic Park after Kelechi Iheanacho’s 52nd-minute finish was ruled out for an alleged handball.
  • VAR Christian Dingert deemed handball as a factual decision, so referee Tobias Stieler was not sent to the monitor for an on-field review.
  • Brendan Rodgers says the club has asked UEFA for an explanation of the decision and the process behind it.
  • Former FIFA official Keith Hackett asserts replays show the ball struck Iheanacho’s face rather than his arm and argues the goal should have stood.
  • Broadcasters and pundits called the decision baffling and urged UEFA to disclose the replay angle used to overturn the on-field call.