Zbigniew Boniek on Szymon Marciniak not making the finals. “I failed completely”

Marciniak has already won two finals of major football events. In December 2022, he was the referee for the decisive match at the World Championship in Qatar.Where Argentina turned out to be better than France only on penalties.

He needed just one more decisive match to complete his treble. However, it turned out that the Euro 2024 final would be hosted by France. Francois LetexierMarciniak will assist him as technical referee.

Boniek has his own theory on the matter.

Marciniak is an elite judge, but He completely failed in the Champions League semi-final.The match was extended by 12 minutes and a legitimate goal was disallowed. “If a referee from another country did that, we in Poland would say he should go home,” the former PZPN president said on Prawda Futbolu.

Of course, it is about the match between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, when at the end of the second leg our referee blew the whistle for offside, and a moment later Matthijs de Ligt scored. In this case, Marciniak was no longer able to use VAR, and this potential foul could have led to extra time. The “Royal” team went ahead and then won the entire competition.

“Marciniak had the chance to referee the final, but France had to win the semi-final. It was known that if they lost, one of the two Frenchmen would have the best chance. Everyone knew about it, and I think Simon Marciniak knew it too.“- added the UEFA Vice President.

– As far as I know – and I know this from a good source – If the French defeat Spain and play in the Grand Final, Szymon Marciniak will referee the match.Unfortunately, this did not happen – said the former Polish champion from Śląsk Wrocław.