📲 Social media erupts as VAR robs PSG of penalty against Real Madrid

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Padraig Whelan·26 November 2019

📲 Social media erupts as VAR robs PSG of penalty against Real Madrid

Real Madrid enjoyed an excellent opening half against Paris Saint-Germain at home, deservedly leading 1-0.

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But they were perhaps a little fortunate to be in that position given the drama that unfolded shortly before the break.

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Mauro Icardi went down in the area under a challenge from Thibaut Courtois, who was (wrongly) sent off before VAR intervened and overruled everything for an apparent ‘foul’ from Idrissa Gueye in the build-up.

Needless to say, Twitter was not impressed.

Lolll the ref just pulled back a penalty and red card to give a marginal foul in midfield using VAR to avoid having to make a harder call, elite
– Tuesday, 26 November 2019

WHAT IS GOING ON? The referee has completely changed his mind. Thibaut Courtois initially got sent off, but now the ref has given the softest foul in the build-up to that because of VAR. Honestly, the game has gone. Absolute bollocks.
– Tuesday, 26 November 2019

JOB WELL DONE VAR
– Tuesday, 26 November 2019

I will forever say that I HATE the var!!! #nomorevar
– Tuesday, 26 November 2019

Scenes in the Real Madrid PSG game. Originally: A free-kick was given for PSG Then: Courtois was sent off We saw a replay: Looked a pen to PSG instead VAR check over: Free-kick to Real Madrid on half-way
– Tuesday, 26 November 2019

You know we thought VAR would solve football’s issues but wow, it’s become an additional problem 😂😂
– Tuesday, 26 November 2019

The referee was looking directly at the Gueye-Marcelo incident, from about 5 yards away. That little circus he just created was every bit as unnecessary as it was ridiculous.
– Tuesday, 26 November 2019

Very soft foul from Gueye on Marcelo... clear penalty and a yellow for me. The weirdest thing in all of this is Ramos playing striker and leaving a massive gap in defence in the first place, which allowed all of this to happen #UCL
– Tuesday, 26 November 2019

I’m sorry but that was not a foul from Gueye on Marcelo
– Tuesday, 26 November 2019

VAR is being way too dominant in football man. They take themselves way too serious. All 22 players on the pitch thought that he was going to check for a possible penalty (& red card) for Real Madrid and were surprised that he came to say there was a foul on Marcelo.
– Tuesday, 26 November 2019

"Je rajoute un 0 et on dit coup franc pour nous plutôt. Deal?" #RMPSG
– Tuesday, 26 November 2019