Overview
- Liverpool won 1-0 at the San Siro as Dominik Szoboszlai converted an 88th-minute penalty awarded after VAR sent Felix Zwayer to review Alessandro Bastoni’s shirt pull on Florian Wirtz.
- An earlier Ibrahima Konaté header for Liverpool was disallowed by VAR for an apparent arm involvement by Hugo Ekitike in the buildup.
- Inter captain Lautaro Martinez called the late decision an injustice, arguing that routine contact should not be penalised and lamenting the blow to their Champions League run.
- Former PGMOL chief Keith Hackett defended the award, saying Bastoni’s holding met the threshold for a penalty under the laws of the game.
- Inter-linked reports and commentators faulted VAR official Soren Storks for initiating the review, while one report claimed UEFA criticised his intervention, a claim carried with limited sourcing.