""Mateo, I recommend a review so you can consider a possible reversal of the red card you showed, please," VAR referee Mario Melero López said."
""In my opinion, it's an action where the Barcelona player is playing the ball normally, a normal part of the game, and then the contact with the Atlético player occurs naturally.""
"The referee has a check and replies: "Okay, the Barcelona player with control of the ball plays it and then steps on it, normal dynamic. I'm going to cancel the red card and show him the yellow card, okay?""
""That's right, agreed," is the response."
Martin received a red card for a tackle on Thiago Almada, but VAR recommended a review. The VAR referee suggested that the tackle was a normal part of the game. After reviewing the incident, the match referee agreed that the Barcelona player was playing the ball normally and decided to downgrade the red card to a yellow card. The officials confirmed their agreement on the decision to change the card.
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