Bayern Munich board member for sport Max Eberl didn't hold back after Wednesday's dramatic 1-1 draw with Paris Saint-Germain, a result that sent the German giants crashing out of the Champions League 6-5 on aggregate. While Eberl acknowledged PSG played an "outstanding match," he pointed a finger at referee João Pinheiro for a series of controversial decisions that he believes swung the semifinal.

"We may have made one or two wrong decisions – someone else on the pitch may also have made one or two wrong decisions. Those are the details that ultimately decide a semifinal like this in total," Eberl said in the mixed zone after the match, his frustration palpable.

The flashpoint came in the first half when Nuno Mendes escaped a second yellow card for handball, only for Konrad Laimer to be penalized for a similar offense moments earlier. Eberl argued the Portuguese referee seemed unusually chatty with his compatriots on the PSG side, while leaving Bayern in the dark. "He spoke with the Portuguese players, whom he always accompanied to the corner kicks as well. Maybe he explained something to them there; he didn't explain it to me," Eberl said. "For me, you can give a second yellow card there, and then suddenly it goes the other way. I think that surprised everyone. I didn't see the handball involving 'Konny'; the other one was relatively clear."

As if that wasn't enough, Eberl also questioned a bizarre moment when PSG's Vitinha kicked the ball onto the arm of teammate João Neves inside the penalty area. "One half says it's a clear penalty, the other half says everything was done correctly. So what is the rule now? Nobody has been able to explain that to me so far! From my point of view, it's a handball in the penalty area," he fumed, describing the incident as "strange" and insisting most referees would have pointed to the spot.

For Bayern, it's a bitter end to a European campaign that promised so much, with Eberl's comments sure to fuel debate about officiating standards at the game's highest level. Whether you're suiting up for your own Champions League watch party or hitting the pitch, one thing's clear: every call matters, and sometimes the margins are razor-thin.