GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers was left to rue a “baffling” VAR decision that denied his team an equalizer against Braga in the Europa League on Thursday, despite replays suggesting that the goal had been wrongly disallowed.

Celtic went on to lose 2-0 at home but thought it had made it 1-1 in the 51st minute when Kelechi Iheanacho pounced on a defensive mistake to come through clear on goal and slotting home a low shot.

German referee Tobias Stieler disallowed the goal for handball and video assistant Christian Dingert then spent several minutes reviewing the incident before upholding the initial decision — even though replays seemed to clearly show that the ball bounced off Iheanacho's forehead and never touched his arm.

“I don't know why the goal wasn't given.

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