Felipe Mello: If there is VAR in the 2013 Champions League, we can eliminate Real Madrid and even win the championship

February 10 News Felipe Mello recently accepted an interview with Diretta.it, he said
Had VAR been available in the 2012-13 Champions League, Galatasaray would have knocked out Real Madrid at the time.

In the UEFA Champions League in the 2012-13 season, Galatasaray met Real Madrid in the quarter-finals. Galatasaray lost 0-3 in the first round, defeated the opponent 3-2 in the second round, and was eliminated with a total score of 3-5.

Felipe Melo said: “I firmly believe that if there was VAR at the time, we could have advanced. Indeed, we lost 0-3 in the first leg, but Real Madrid had an obvious foul on our players before scoring the second goal, but
The referee didn’t penalize, that’s the key.”

“In the second round, Ronaldo’s goal was obviously offside. After conceding a goal first, we chased three goals in a row within 15 minutes. At that time, Mourinho was stunned and didn’t know what happened. But in the
When we were chasing the fourth goal, Real Madrid scored us one more. But if there had been VAR, we would have won the Champions League!”

Real Madrid was eliminated by Dortmund after the promotion that year, while Barcelona was bloodbathed by Bayern 7-0. In the end, the German Civil War was staged in the Champions League final, and Bayern defeated Dortmund 2-1 to win the championship.

(Goblin Slayer)