In the El Clasico, Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 2-1 at home. VAR intervened twice to correct the referee Soto's penalty. After the game, "World Sports News" disclosed the recording of the exchange between VAR and referee Soto.
The first time was in the first minute of the game, when Yamal fouled Vinicius. The referee initially awarded a penalty kick, but was later corrected by VAR referee Figueroa: "Soto, I suggest you review it. This penalty kick may be cancelled. Let me know when you get to the screen."
When Soto came to the screen, Figueroa continued, "Okay, we're going to show two pictures that show Yamal landing feet first and Vinicius kicking him from behind."
{1 Soto confirmed: "Okay, the timeout was when Yamal stretched his foot... Okay, he didn't foul, it was Vinicius who kicked Yamal's foot. Yamal did not foul Real Madrid No. 7 Vinicius. Therefore, I will call Vinicius a foul because he It hit Yamal and I awarded a free kick. "VAR confirmed: "The penalty was correct."The second intervention occurred shortly after the beginning of the second half. Bellingham's action in the penalty area caused the ball to bounce into the hands of Eric Garcia. Garcia tried to block the pass, but the ball hit his non-supporting hand and bounced away. Soto initially awarded a corner kick, but VAR reminded him again: "Soto, I suggest you review it, this may award a handball penalty."
The referee went to the screen to check, and VAR provided an explanation of the screen: "I will show you the position of the hand, I think this is a position that should be awarded a penalty. This is the complete action process, please evaluate." After reading it, Soto said: "Okay, the ball hit Eric first, and then there was a secondary rebound. Give me another one Angle view, zoom in to see if there are other players behind. "
In the end, Soto decided: "The picture stops here, with the hand raised very high. The ball hit Eric first, then Bellingham, and then that ball from Bellingham went that way, with the hands very high, as we discussed in some of the seminars. This kind of hand position is very high, not underneath, but blocking the space. I will give a penalty kick. "
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