Emotions got the better of Josip Stanisic as Bayern Munich were denied a place in the Champions League semi-finals by Inter Milan, with the defender seen pushing a ballboy off a stool.
Trailing 2-1 from the quarter-final first leg, Harry Kane dragged Bayern level in the tie with an exquisite strike into the far corner to send the away end into raptures at the San Siro.
But a pair of quickfire goals from Lautaro Martinez and Benjamin Pavard either side of the hour-mark swung the momentum back in Inter’s favour – and the hosts clung on to advance through after Eric Dier’s 76th-minute header.
The Serie A champions will do battle in the semi-finals with Barcelona, who survived an almighty scare against Borussia Dortmund to secure their place in the last four on Tuesday evening.
In tonight’s other quarter-final, Arsenal humbled Real Madrid at the Bernabeu, beating the holders 5-1 on aggregate, to set up a semi-final with Paris Saint-Germain.
There were increasing signs of frustration from Bayern after Inter’s spirited second-half fightback in Milan and Stanisic was perhaps fortunate not to have been shown at least a yellow card for shoving a ballboy.
The Croatian right-back seemingly felt the ballboy was time-wasting to give Inter an unfair advantage and the youngster was violently pushed off the back of the seat he was perched on by the touchline.
Many TV viewers felt Stanisic should have been given his marching orders by referee Slavko Vincic, but the 25-year-old went unpunished and remained on the field to see out the entire 90 minutes.
Facing the media shortly after Bayern’s elimination, Vincent Kompany said he felt his side were badly missing the presence of some of their key players.
‘I think we played two good games, both last Tuesday and tonight in an important stadium like San Siro and without top players like [Jamal] Musiala, [Dayot] Upamecano, [Manuel] Neuer and with [Kingsley] Coman and [Strahinja] Pavlovic not at their best,’ the Bayern head coach told reporters.
‘I think in the first game we showed a good Bayern Munich: I’m not talking about the result.
‘In the second game we also showed a positive attitude in Milan, today we had very positive feelings and we received great support from the fans.’
Kompany conceded that his Bayern side should have ‘done better’ for both of Inter’s goals on the night, which ultimately proved decisive in the tie.
‘Everything started in the way we wanted, then there were two moments, and you have to recognise Inter’s qualities. But we should have done better,’ the Belgian added.
‘We had many goalscoring opportunities, more than Inter.
‘I have mixed feelings. The harsh reality is that we will not play the Champions League final at home.’
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