Watch Chelsea disbelief as VAR disallows late equaliser to hand Leicester the FA Cup in dramatic Wembley scenes
CHELSEA were denied an equaliser in the final moments of Saturday's FA Cup final after VAR spotted an incredibly tight offside call.
The Foxes led 1-0 after a Youri Tielemans screamer at Wembley, which itself had to be checked for a potential infringement.
But Chelsea appeared to have denied them a first-ever FA Cup crown with the help of some penalty-area pinball.
Ben Chilwell was picked out on the left flank and bombed into the area, picking out cross at the far-post.
Leicester's Caglar Soyuncu cleared the ball - only for it to ping into the net as Wes Morgan rushed back alongside the tumbling Chilwell.
The Blues defender celebrated a mad 89th-minute equaliser which was then ruled out in equally stunning scenes.
VAR checked Chilwell against Soyuncu for a potential offside and judged the Chelsea man to be millimetres offside.
Referee Michael Oliver then called back the play, sparking huge celebrations from the Leicester fans at Wembley.
The despair was clear on Chelsea faces and Thomas Tuchel's team failed to muster a fresh response as the game drifted away.
And the final whistle sent Foxes fans into raptures with a crowd of 21,000 allowed into Wembley.
Leicester supporters had witnessed four FA Cup final defeats before the club's first triumph on Saturday.
I don't know what is handball now or not. So I can't comment and give my opinion and I don't know why it's okay.
Thomas Tuchel
Speaking after the 1-0 defeat, Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel rued the disallowed strike alongside a Mason Mount effort that had been well saved by Kasper Schmeichel moments earlier.
He said: "We conceded a goal from nothing. It's a fantastic goal and a lucky goal.
";We have a chance from Mason, an offside goal that was very close. We were unlucky today."
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On Leicester's goal, the German claimed that Ayoze Perez may have committed a foul in the build-up and criticised the handball law.
He said: "I didn't see it. My assistant saw it on the screen on the bench and the players said it straight away that is was a handball.
"It's the second time; there was a handball against Arsenal and VAR didn't intervene.
"Today Leicester scored a goal but I'm not an expert in handball. I don't know what is handball or not now. So I can't comment and give my opinion and I don't know why it's okay."
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