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Peter Walton told "have some shame" with his analysis of Karim Benzema's offside goal

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Real Madrid the lead on the stroke of half-time after smashing the ball into an empty net following a scramble in the penalty area.

However, following a VAR check, the goal was ruled out for offside after Federico Valverde was adjudged to have touched the ball first before it was deflected into Benzema's path.At half-time, former referee Walton analysed the decision to rule out the goal during BT Sport's coverage of the Champions League final.Speaking from the BT Sport Studio, Walton explained: "It’s actually an easy one.

Benzema is in an offside position - the offence is committed if the ball comes back to him."The ball deflects off Fabinho. Because of that, Benzema is offside.

If Fabinho deliberately played the ball, he is onside. However, it is a deflection, so he is offside."Walton was soon criticised on social media following his input on the incident, though, including by former Chelsea and England defender John Terry.Should Karim Benzema's goal have been disallowed?

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