Salah gets a red card after a rough foul
In the match between Liverpool and Porto, if the referee had been more accurate, Liverpool could have played with one less player when Salah had a bad game against Danilo on Porto's side.
During the dispute, Salah stepped straight into the opponent's copper pipe with his shoe. Danilo lay on the pitch in pain but the referee did not award Salah any penalty.
The VAR team also did not consider this a situation that needed to be considered. UEFA's rules state that every foul above the ankle is a direct red card. Many famous referees said: The VAR team should have asked the referee to review Salah's foul and sent him off the field.
Liverpool escaped a penalty
In the second half of the match between Liverpool and Porto, goalkeeper Alisson accidentally pushed the ball into the hand of teammate Alexander Arnold. The VAR team intervened and no penalty was issued. Considering the grounds for awarding a penalty for touching a hand in the prohibited area, the VAR team has its reasons.
Three bases for blowing the free kick: 1. distance from the starting point of the ball to the arm, 2. Intentionally or unintentionally, 3. Moving your arms to block the ball (not finding the ball on your hands). In this situation, two out of three grounds were not enough to award a penalty. The distance from the starting point to the handball point was too close, the player was in a passive position.
VAR gives Liverpool a goal?
Firmino's goal to make it 2-0 in the 26th minute caused a lot of controversy. The number 9's finger point crossed the ball, so there was an offside situation and the goal should not have been recognized.
VAR ignored this situation, although viewed from a right angle, the offside situation was very obvious. According to the rules of football, if the player is in front of the ball like Firmino's situation, he will be in an offside position, regardless of where the passer is compared to the opposing player.
Fernandinho's bad cold-cutting pass was ruled out
In the match between Tottenham and Man City, the video assistant team ignored the situation where midfielder Fernandinho had unsportsmanlike behavior towards Harry Kane (Tottenham). After jumping up and falling onto the pitch together, Fernandinho used a crutch to force the Kane's head. Possessing many different camera angles, why did the VAR team ignore this situation?
VAR denies, Barcelona defender gets a red card
In the second half of the match between M.U and Barca, Busquets had a controversial situation when using their hand to block McTominay's strong shot. Based on the basis for determining the error of playing with your hand, the referee can completely give Busquets a second yellow card.
In this situation, Busquets can completely rotate to avoid the ball without having to swing. It is different from a player having to swing his hand when jumping or disrupting the ball. That is a violation of the law and intentional use of your hands.
However, the VAR team did not advise the main referee about this situation, if he received another yellow card Busquets would have to leave the field because before that, Busquets also received a yellow card from the 18th minute, after a foul on Scott McTominay to prevent the opponent from counterattacking dangerously.
