Tottenham boss falsely claimed to know why Lucas Bergvall wasn't sent off before his winning goal against .

But the Spurs manager got his facts WRONG!

Teenage star Bergvall scored in the 86th minute to in the first leg of the teams' semi-final. But there was controversy in north London, as the Swedish midfielder had just minutes before. Bergvall, 18, was adjudged to have fouled in the 68th minute and referee Stuart Attwell cautioned him, despite there appearing to be no contact. Soon after, the former trialist went sliding in on Kostas Tsimikas and failed to win the ball.

Liverpool's left-back went tumbling over but Attwell didn't book Bergvall for the second time. Tsimikas was then off the pitch receiving treatment when Spurs' 18-year-old star tucked home.

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There was fury in the Liverpool camp post-match, with captain and manager both claiming that not only should Bergvall have been shown a red card, the unpunished incident had a direct impact on the scoreline. Spurs' goal came from the area where Tsimikas would more than likely have been had he been on the pitch.

boss Postecoglou thought differently, though, claiming to know why Bergvall escaped any punishment during his interview with . Asked if the Stockholm-born star was fortunate not to have been sent off, a smug Postecoglou replied: "Great question! No, he wasn't. People misinterpreted my comments from the other day.

"The rule is – and we've been told this for quite a while now – if advantage gets played, as long as it's not a cynical tackle, then a yellow card does not get [shown]. We've been screaming for it for the last two months.

"It's happened to us consistently – have a look at our games. We've asked the officials and they've said, if you play advantage and as long as it's not a cynical tackle then a yellow card doesn't get paid. Now, to me, that was pretty clear."

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Except he's wrong - for three reasons. Firstly, Bergvall's offence should've been classed as a reckless tackle, not stopping a promising attack (SPA). Secondly, advantage isn't applied on a second yellow unless it's an immediate goalscoring opportunity. And thirdly, Attwell didn't play advantage, he said no foul and appeared to claim the ball had been won.

While Postecoglou is initially correct in saying that there should be no yellow card for SPA if the referee plays advantage and the attack plays out, the law doesn't allow Attwell to play advantage - even if he did view Bergvall's challenge as stopping a promising attack.

It would've been Tottenham who were raging had Bergvall been sent off, however, as his first booking seemed harsh. He'll now be available for the second leg on Thursday, February 6. The other semi-final will be concluded the night before, with currently leading 2-0 on aggregate.

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