Atalanta were furious when the referee blew the half-time whistle during their Champions League game with Real Madrid while Luis Muriel was clear on goal.
The precise timing of the whistle wasn’t entirely clear, but a pass was certainly in motion towards Muriel, who had a gap open up and could sprint at the penalty area.
Members of the Atalanta bench and staff vented their irritation – as did the Sky Sport Italia commentators – when referee Danny Makkelie blew the half-time whistle during an Atalanta attack.
Atalanta were furious when the referee blew the half-time whistle during their Champions League game with Real Madrid while Luis Muriel was clear on goal.
The precise timing of the whistle wasn’t entirely clear, but a pass was certainly in motion towards Muriel, who had a gap open up and could sprint at the penalty area.
Members of the Atalanta bench and staff vented their irritation – as did the Sky Sport Italia commentators – when referee Danny Makkelie blew the half-time whistle during an Atalanta attack.
The scoreline was still only 1-0 to Real Madrid and a goal before the break could’ve made a huge difference to the Champions League Round of 16 tie.
Atalanta were still smarting from the first leg, when Remo Freuler was very harshly sent off just 17 minutes into the game.