On May 3, 2005, Luis Garcia scored a controversial goal to help Liverpool past Chelsea in the Champions League semi-final, with the ball seemingly not going over the line before being cleared.

Here, the PA news agency looks at other ‘ghost goals’, some awarded, some not.

England v West Germany, 1966

England v Germany, 2010

Frank Lampard was denied a clear goal in the 2010 World Cup against Germany
Frank Lampard was denied a clear goal in the 2010 World Cup against Germany (Owen Humphreys/PA)

Watford v Reading, 2008

Stuart Attwell was embroiled in controversy in his early days as a Football League referee
Stuart Attwell was embroiled in controversy in his early days as a Football League referee (Richard Sellers/PA)

Hoffenheim v Leverkusen, 2013

Manchester United v Tottenham, 2004

Pedro Mendes was denied a winning goal at Old Trafford by some poor officiating
Pedro Mendes was denied a winning goal at Old Trafford by some poor officiating (Sean Dempsey/PA)

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