"The VAR room's instruction to the referee is recorded, which gives an insight into the reasoning behind the decision. "Cesar, I recommend you review this to assess a possible penalty for handball. "I'm going to show you the position of the hand, which I believe is a punishable position, and the entire action for you to assess. We'll switch cameras there," he was told."
"He hits it there, then there's a second bounce. Give me another image from behind. And now give me a close-up to see if there's a player behind. Stop it when it's high. The position of that hand is very high. It rebounds first off Eric and then off Bellingham. That ball goes over there, and that hand position is up, as we have explained in"
Real Madrid won 2-1 over Barcelona, but a second-half penalty call became the match's flashpoint. The ball ricocheted as Jude Bellingham moved it into the centre of the penalty area; Eric Garcia slid in and the ball bounced off him, then off Bellingham, striking Garcia's hand near the touchline. VAR officials explicitly instructed referee Cesar Soto Grado to review the footage for the hand's position and the overall action. VAR audio shows officials urging focus on the height and placement of Garcia's arm, citing that it covered space and met seminar criteria. Soto Grado reviewed multiple angles and explained his conclusion to the VAR room.
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