Former Blues midfielder and now pundit Joe Cole has disagreed with ex-referee Peter Walton on Marcos Alonso's disallowed goal as Chelsea were knocked out of the Champions League by Real Madrid.
The left-back put in an inspired performance against the club that sold him to Bolton Wanderers back in 2010. His solid performance in keeping Federico Valverde at bay coupled with his attacking adventures was rewarded with a third goal netted in the 62nd minute. After much celebrations, VAR stepped in and had spotted a handball in the process of the Spaniard's dribble being deflected onto his hand before he smashed home past Thibaut Courtois.
Many Chelsea fans were not initially fearing VAR intervention after seeing nothing wrong, but after the commentators highlighted the VAR check, the hearts of many sunk. After a short deliberation with referee Szymon Marciniak, the goal was disallowed to the fury of Chelsea fans on social media and manager Thomas Tuchel, who ranted about his decisions and the other referee calls over the two legs.
