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UEFA confirmed on Monday that the video assistant referee (VAR) system will be used for the first time on Thursday in the knockout stages of the 2020 Europa League:
"Video assistant referees (VAR) will be deployed in the UEFA Europa League knockout phase, which kicks off on 20 February. The decision was taken by the UEFA Executive Committee last September, following the introduction of the system in several UEFA competitions in the 2018/19 campaign."
The technology was introduced to the Champions League last season and the Premier League for the first time at the start of the 2019-20 season but was not used in the group stages of the Europa League.