Diego Maradona-style Hand of God goal in the Europa Conference League.The incredible exchange occurred during Qarabag's last-16 tie with Marseille on Thursday.
With his side 1-0 down on the night and 4-1 behind on aggregate, Qarabag forward Ibrahima Wadji thought he'd found a way back into the game for his side with a goal on 34 minutes.But replays showed he had blatantly used his hand to beat Marseille goalkeeper Steve Mandanda to the ball in scenes reminiscent of Maradona's Hand of God goal for Argentina against England at World Cup 86.
Incredibly, the referee and his officials failed to spot the handball, and the goal was initially allowed to stand as the Europa Conference League does not have VAR.As some of Marseille's players remonstrated with the referee, on-loan Arsenal midfielder Matteo Guendouzi reportedly followed Wadji around the pitch and repeatedly called him a cheat.
But the forward was having none of it as he refused to own up to his act of cheating for three minutes while the protests continued.Should the Conference League have VAR?
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