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VAR chief speaks out on Robert Lewandowski controversy after Barcelona defeat

Carlos Clos Gómez, the director of VAR for the Referees Technical Committee in Spain, has spoken out amid the controversy surrounding the decision to disallow a goal for Robert Lewandowski during Barcelona’s clash with Real Sociedad on Sunday.

Lewandowski saw his effort ruled out for offside, although the images appear to show an error was made.

Gomez has now been asked about the incident but insists the technology is correct and explained how it’s used to measure offside.

“It’s a normal explanation. There was a possible offside, the technology came in and it was assessed as offside, there’s little else to say.