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Karim Benzema's equalising goal against Chelsea SHOULD NOT have counted, argue Spanish media, as refereeing expert insists Casemiro fouls Cesar Azpilicueta in build-up

Real Madrid's equalising goal in their Champions League semi-final first leg with Chelsea should have been chalked off.

That is the opinion of a refereeing expert in Spain who feels Zinedine Zidane's side were fortunate match official Danny Makkelie did not spot what they felt was a foul in the build-up.

'Casemiro commits a foul on [Cesar] Azpilicueta before [Eder] Militao heads to Benzema, who scores,' Juan Andujar Oliver, a refereeing expert in Spain, told Radio Marca.

The VAR did not take long to check the goal, appearing to look for an offside infringement, rather than a foul, but no foul-play was judged.