Twitter fired up by contentious City-Spurs conclusion

What just happened?

Manchester City thought they'd punched their ticket to the Champions League semifinals when Raheem Sterling swung a left-footed effort past Hugo Lloris after 93 minutes on Wednesday.

But it wasn't to be. The goal was chalked off on a debatable offside call, meaning Tottenham Hotspur will face Ajax in the final four. The second leg finished 4-4 on aggregate, with Spurs advancing on away goals.

Here's how Twitter users reacted to the dizzying conclusion of a breathless match:

VAR IS HISTORY'S GREATEST MONSTER
— arseblog (@arseblog) April 17, 2019

RIP Spursy
— My Son Awareness Month (@JamesTylerESPN) April 17, 2019

This just isn't football. I'm sorry. But it's absolutely killed what happens in the stadium. Absolute bollocks.
— Daniel Storey (@danielstorey85) April 17, 2019

Embarrassing it’s a back pass
— Trevor Sinclair (@trevor8sinclair) April 17, 2019

Pains me to say but that is a magnificent result Spurs 😡
— Ian Wright (@IanWright0) April 17, 2019

Absolutely astonishing. £18M net spent under Poch. No Kane. Sissoko off. Remarkable.
— Arlo White (@arlowhite) April 17, 2019

Looking forward to the third leg on Saturday!
— Michael Cox (@Zonal_Marking) April 17, 2019

I would humbly suggest that it is now very unlikely Manchester City do not win all five of their remaining Premier League games, by the way, and with a sort of righteous anger.
— Rory Smith (@RorySmith) April 17, 2019

VAR - the difference between a good night’s sleep and many sleepless nights for Christian Eriksen
— Bobby McMahon (@BobbySoccerRep) April 17, 2019

Still no team in English football I'd rather watch than this Manchester City side. But there's a vulnerability about them in the Champions League that will act as an asterisk against everything they have achieved so far.
— Oliver Holt (@OllieHolt22) April 17, 2019