We’ll take VAR’s word for it, but we have to admit the offside call to disallow Mo Salah’s cameo goal is rather dubious.
Screenshots of the incident shared online during Liverpool’s Europa League clash with Sparta Prague certainly indicate it was, at the very least, a particularly tight call.
— The Anfield Talk (@TheAnfieldTalk) March 7, 2024
Errrrrrr…. is that offside? pic.twitter.com/4e7siWRb41
— Empire of the Kop (@empireofthekop) March 7, 2024
We’re not quite sure if the VAR operators have based the lines on our Egyptian King or one of his teammates though.
He looks, in our view, to be just about onside.
Ah well. A 5-1 win it is in Prague, thanks to Dominik Szoboszlai’s late effort!
You can catch the clip below, courtesy of CBS Sports:
🏆ELラウンド16(1st leg)🏆
🇨🇿スパルタ・プラハvsリバプール🏴モハメド・サラーのゴールはVARの結果オフサイドに。
AC Sparta Praha 1-4 LiverpoolMohamed Salah’s goal is not allowed for offside.#acsparta #UEL #LFC #LiverpoolFC #WataruEndo #MacAllisterpic.twitter.com/RD7qMScTba
— Enjoy Football Japan (@EnjoyFootball_J) March 7, 2024
Even in Europe, VAR screw us.
It’s a very deceptive angle. Mo is off by the smallest of margins. Would have loved for it to have counted.