Gary Lineker Critiques VAR Over Disallowed Osimhen Goal

In a UEFA Champions League Round of 16 first leg match, Liverpool faced Galatasaray in Istanbul, where they suffered a 1-0 defeat due to a goal from Mario Lemina. The match was marred by controversy surrounding a disallowed goal from Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen.

Osimhen had scored after capitalizing on a defensive error from Liverpool's Ibrahima Konaté, but the goal was ruled out by VAR. The officials determined that Galatasaray winger Alper Yılmaz was in an offside position and had interfered with play, obstructing the vision of Liverpool's defense.

Former England international Gary Lineker expressed his strong disapproval of the VAR decision during the "Rest is Football" podcast, stating he had watched the incident 50 times and found it "absurd" and a "terrible" decision, emphasizing that Yılmaz had no impact on the play.