💻 VAR error angers Barca’s rivals after Yamal penalty controversy

We often know no different - so it probably comes as no surprise when we tell you that the Video Assistant Referee is the focus of the current La Liga match between Rayo Vallecano and FC Barcelona. However, today there is a more than curious reason for this. Whether it's offside, penalties or red cards: The VAR will probably not be used anymore, the video referees are likely to spend an unexpected free evening.

The reason for this are technical problems, which initially delayed the kick-off by a few minutes and then caused the only goal so far to be scored by penalty as it was. The technical problems apparently could not be solved, so the referee has no connection to the VAR and therefore no review of game situations is possible.

🚨🚨 The VAR screen is OFF at Rayo Vallecano's stadium for the match against Barcelona. It's not working!#Barcelona#LaLiga#Laminepic.twitter.com/b42JrNRFE2

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For a long time this was not an issue, but then it happened as it always does: After 37 minutes of play, Pep Chavarría hits Barca's Lamine Yamal in the penalty area on the leg. The referee points to the spot - penalty for Barça.

This penalty decision is likely to cause confusion and incomprehension not only at Rayo Vallecano. After viewing some replays, one could well come to the conclusion that the contact was too little for a penalty. These replays were of course available on TV, but the referee was denied a second look at the images due to the technical failure.

So there was the penalty, which Yamal himself converted - and thus provided the only goal of the evening so far.

What do you say: Can you understand the anger of the Rayo Vallecano fans? Or would you rather have more such evenings, which remind of the first DFB Cup round - when everything still seems like before the introduction of VAR, but also with the corresponding alleged wrong decisions?

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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