"From the VAR room, Gonzalez Fuertes alerted the referee to a possible denial of an obvious goal-scoring opportunity. He said, "Juan, I recommend you review this to assess a potential DOGSO [Denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity]." The on-field official then moved to the monitor and began reviewing the footage, speaking through his thought process. "Okay, Pablo, I'm in front of the monitor. Please send it to me. Show it to me at normal speed, please. Okay, it's true that the ball isn't going very far.""
""Stop it at that moment. Okay, Ronald Araujo is very far away. I'm going to change the card, Ronald Araujo is very far away, much further than I expected," was the referee's reflection when reviewing the play. After that review, the yellow card was upgraded to a straight red, as the referee concluded that Baena would have had a clear one-on-one chance with the goalkeeper before Araujo could intervene."
Barcelona lost to Atletico Madrid, and late in the match Eric Garcia was sent off after bringing down Alex Baena as the last defender. The sequence began with a misplaced back pass from Ferran Torres that left Baena through on goal. The referee initially showed Garcia a yellow card, but the VAR room flagged a potential denial of an obvious goal-scoring opportunity and recommended a review. The on-field referee reviewed the footage at the monitor, noted Ronald Araujo was too far to intervene, and upgraded the yellow to a straight red, concluding Baena would have had a clear one-on-one with the goalkeeper. The Spanish Football Federation released the audio of the VAR exchange.
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