#var-controversy

#var-controversy

The home side had the bulk of the chances in the first half, with Pervis Estupiñán and Ruben Loftus-Cheek both hitting the woodwork. It was the 40-year-old Croatian though that broke the deadlock for Milan, getting onto the end of an Alexis Saelemaekers pass to expertly slot it past Poland keeper Lukasz Skorupski on the hour mark. Christopher Nkunku came on to make his Milan debut and within seconds appeared to win a penalty, only for VAR to overturn the decision.

Delays in finishing the revamp of Barca's historic home, where they have not played since the end of the 2022-23 season, led the Blaugrana to play their first three games of their LaLiga title defence away from home. But with their return to Camp Nou reportedly now set to be pushed back to October and their lease on the Olympic Stadium having expired, Barca are set to take on Valencia at Estadi Johan Cruyff, the 6,000 capacity home of their B team.

The challenge by Matty Cash on Daichi Kamada was a poor challenge and deserved a red card. Cash comes in with speed and catches his opponent with his studs above the ankle, which could have risked a bad injury. This should have been a red card, and again, I cannot understand what the VAR is looking at when it comes to these types of challenges.

Real Madrid remain unhappy with LaLiga's refereeing, a club source has told ESPN, after a weekend which saw them have three goals disallowed. Meanwhile, rivals Barcelona and Atlético Madrid both benefitted -- according to Madrid -- from controversial decisions involving VAR. Madrid beat Mallorca 2-1 at the Bernabéu on Saturday, despite Kylian Mbappé having two goals ruled out for offside, and Arda Güler having an effort disallowed for handball.