Muller incident puts spotlight on extra assistant referees

Michel Platini should have been beaming last week.

After two sensational semi-finals, it’s now Bayern Munich against Borussia Dortmund at Wembley. A sellout German showdown in London on May 25; a feast of attacking football in prospect, not to mention the largest beer festival outside Bavaria. Uefa’s marketing department could not have asked for more.

Yet the Uefa president seemed troubled when he spoke to journalists in Lille on Friday. The reason? Bayern’s third goal in their 4-0 first-leg win against Barcelona, when Thomas Muller blocked Jordi Alba, allowing Arjen Robben to run on and score.