The RFEF has released audio of the VAR discussion that took place after Lamine Yamal’s ‘ghost goal’ for Barcelona against Real Madrid in El Clasico.
Yamal thought he’d made it 2-1 to the visitors at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday night but the goal was not given because the officials could not determine if the ball had crossed the line.
In a new “transparency exercise” the RFEF have now revealed the discussion between match referee Soto Grado and the VAR team regarding the incident.
Here’s how the chat went:
VAR: “We are in a 360 (plane), Lunin’s body covers it, this one doesn’t work for me, this one doesn’t work either, this one doesn’t work either, this one doesn’t work either.”
Soto Grado: ”We are in no hurry, it is a very important decision, we are in no hurry, all cameras.”
VAR: “They don’t have any more. We confirm that there are no more cameras, right?”
Soto Grado: ”We are not in a hurry. The best thing is to wait. We have to wait.”
VAR: ”We are going to restart with a corner kick. We have no evidence that the ball has gone in. Corner kick.”
Barcelona president Joan Laporta has issued a strong statement regarding the incident. The club chief wants to all the see images and audio available for the play and has not ruled out asking for a replay if it can be proved the ball crossed the line.