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Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos has criticized the referee of their Champions League semi-final return leg against Bayern Munich for a hasty offside decision. Joselu scored two late goals to give Madrid a 2-1 lead but Bayern still tried to equalize in the final minutes of stoppage time. Defender Matthijs de Ligt found the net, but referee Szymon Marciniak had blown his whistle beforehand after the offside flag from his linesman went up. This meant the play couldn’t be reviewed by the video assistant. Bayern would have forced extra-time if the goal had been given but instead record winners Re…