US EditionBarca Drop Points at Rayo Vallecano with Faulty VAR Causing Controversy
A faulty video assistant referee system prevented review of a disputed penalty, while Rayo Vallecano's Fran Perez equalized to deny Barcelona their first win of the season.
- At Estadio de Vallecas, Rayo Vallecano held FC Barcelona to a 1-1 draw on Sunday, ending Barcelona's perfect LaLiga start.
- A malfunctioning VAR system prevented a review of Lamine Yamal's first-half penalty, MEDIAPRO said the causes were undetermined but the service was restored in the second half.
- Lamine Yamal opened the scoring with a 40th-minute penalty after colliding with Pep Chavarria, but Fran Perez equalised in the 67th minute and Joan Garcia, Barcelona goalkeeper, made crucial saves to secure the draw.
- After leaders Real Madrid won their third game on Saturday and Athletic Bilbao followed suit earlier on Sunday, FC Barcelona sit fourth and trail the leaders by two points, while Rayo Vallecano have 4 points from their opening matches.
- Rayo coach Iñigo Pérez acknowledged being ashamed of his reaction after the penalty and urged better VAR protocol, suggesting games halt if the system fails, amid protests from Rayo players and supporters.
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Barcelona dropped their first points of the season in La Liga on Sunday after Rayo Vallecano were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Vallecas. The match, which was anything but calm, was marred by a faulty VAR system, which sparked much controversy.
Grup Mediapro. the audiovisual company that carries the VAR in Spain, has admitted through a statement the existence of "a technical problem related to the electrical system, whose causes have not been determined", that it has prevented this Sunday "the correct functioning« of the video arbitrage service (VAR) during the first half of the duel between the Rayo Vallecano and Barcelona, match corresponding to the third day of the League.A game in …
Barcelona draw with Rayo Vallecano in La Liga after VAR outage
Barcelona dropped their first points in La Liga this season as Rayo Vallecano fought back to secure a 1-1 draw at home to the champions in a testy encounter where a faulty Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system caused controversy. Rayo substitute Fran Perez thrashed home a 67th-minute equaliser as he stole in unmarked at the back post from a corner after Lamine Yamal’s 40th-minute penalty had put Barca ahead on Sunday. A malfunctioning VAR ensured…
Joan Garcia makes a start early in his first season for FC Barcelona to forget his predecessor Marc-André ter Stegen. The new goalkeeper saves Barça with outsider Rayo Vallecano at least one point. The VAR provides for discussions - in an extraordinary way.
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