Replay Camp Nou After the Second Penalty

What actually happened

Champions League quarterfinal, 3 April 2012, minute 41: at 1–1 after a 0–0 first leg, Kuipers gave a penalty for Nesta holding Busquets as a corner came in. Messi scored his second of the night. Iniesta made it 3–1 in the 53rd.

Milan said the pull began before the ball was in play and that Puyol was holding Nesta on the same corner. 'I'm just disgusted,' said Ibrahimović. 'The match went as we expected it to go,' said the referee.

Why it was disputed

Holding in the box is a penalty only while the ball is in play. Whether the pull that mattered began before or after Xavi struck the corner is a timing question the referee settled in real time — and the jury settles now.

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How the replay adapts it

You take Milan from the 42nd minute at 1–2, eight six-minute beats to full time. History scores again in the 53rd.

The first leg was 0–0, so the night is the aggregate: 3–3 sends Milan through on away goals, which counts as the win. Two goals that survive review do it.

Questions the court gets asked

Is this the real 2012 tie?

A satirical adaptation of Barcelona 3–1 AC Milan, from the second penalty onward. Players are fictional stand-ins; the referee parodies the jury's verdict on the real incident.

Why does 3–3 count as a win?

Because the first leg was 0–0 and every Milan goal at Camp Nou is an away goal. Level on aggregate with more away goals is through.

Can I replay the penalty itself?

No. The engine replays what came after a decision, not the decision. Vote on the penalty in the exhibit; play the consequence here.