Fearing a Luis Díaz recurrence, Ibrahima Konaté “face-palms” after the decision in Liverpool’s defeat.

Ibrahima Konaté was among many who questioned a ruling that brought back memories of the Luis Díaz error, but Liverpool lost a rubber against Union SG.

Ibrahima Konaté revealed his following a controversial decision during Liverpool’s recent match against Union SG. The Reds lost 2-1 as a result of the dubious decision to give Union SG the first goal of the game, which was played in Brussels on Thursday night.

Before halftime, all goals were scored, with Mohamed Amoura giving the home team the lead. Prior to Cameron Puertas scoring the game-winning goal, Jarell Quansah tied the score with his first goal for Liverpool.

VAR’s role in certifying the first goal has drawn criticism, even though it did step in to prevent the hosts from scoring a third goal in the second half. Amoura scored against Caoimhín Kelleher after outpacing Quansah and receiving a feed from his teammate Gustaf Nilsson. Despite a thorough analysis, officials decided that Amoura was not offside beyond the French player, even though Konaté was at the extreme end of the field during this play.

Liverpool’s entire campaign is essentially unaffected by this setback. It has already qualified for the Round of 16 as the Europa League Group E champion before this match, avoiding the play-off round. Even games like this one, though, are important to football players because they foster a sense of pride and competition.

Less than an hour after the game concluded, Konaté posted his opinions about the situation on social media. In response to a still photo of the incident that seemed to show the Union SG moving forward past the final man, he uploaded a laughing face emoji, a facepalm emoji, and the words “… okok.” His message on X, now known as Twitter, was brief but powerful. This perfectly captured his bewilderment over the choice.