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The same 2019 UEFA Champions replay of the incident at pitch-side,
League saw Manchester United and an incorrect decision could be
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) face off made. Wasn't VAR there to help
in the knockout stages of the the referee make the correct
competition. In what was virtually decision? Wasn't it implemented to
the last kick of the game, remove any contentious
Manchester United scored a moments?
penalty which sent them through
As these incidents occur more
to the quarter-finals.
frequently, television pundits,
The VAR system used during the former players, and former
FIFA World Cup and the UEFA referees often give their post-game
Champions League allowed the on- opinions. And they are never in
field referee the option of referring total agreement when discussing a
to a pitch-side television screen for VAR review. For example, the
replays of incidents during the game between Manchester United
game. In this case, referee Damir and PSG drew varying opinions.
Skomina chose to award the Former referee Peter Walton
penalty after using the pitch-side agreed with the on-field referee's
monitor. This infuriated the PSG decision:
players, most notably star Brazilian
Neymar. It seemed inconceivable
to him that after watching the
