Video: VAR comes to Real Madrid’s aid again after Sergio Ramos wins and converts a penalty vs Barcelona

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·24 October 2020

Video: VAR comes to Real Madrid’s aid again after Sergio Ramos wins and converts a penalty vs Barcelona

There’s been a lot of talk in recent months about VAR giving Real Madrid some very generous penalties, so it’s not a surprise anymore when Real get a spot kick if they’re starting to struggle.

This is an interesting decision because it’s come at the Nou Camp so the officials know a big deal will be made of this if they get it wrong, and there’s two ways of looking at it.

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Lenglet does have a hold of Sergio Ramos’ shirt at one point so he always runs the risk of this happening, but Ramos completely exaggerates the contact and it looks very soft indeed:

Sergio Ramos gives Madrid a 2-1 lead from the penalty spot ⚪ Should he have had the penalty for this pull on his jersey in the first place, though? 🤔 The referee awarded the spot kick after a lengthy VAR review 👀
– Saturday, 24 October 2020

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