Description of the controversy
Seven minutes of stoppage time had already passed, when Real Madrid got a corner kick in their favor. Given this, Gil Manzano warned that he would only allow the corner and that he would then blow the final whistle. The Valencia defense cleared the ball, but the ball fell back into Madrid’s possession. At that moment, instead of finishing the match, Manzano hesitated for a few seconds, while the play was still in progress. Later, he decided to end the game when Madrid had already put a new cross into the area, which would be finished off by Bellingham and which would have meant the comeback goal.