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VAR is a great invention for the poor - Pantic

The 52-year-old scored four goals at Camp Nou in 1997, but feels VAR would have made that night less painful

Former Atletico Madrid midfielder Milinko Pantic believes VAR (Video Assistant Referee) is a great way to achieve “justice” in the game, and wishes it had been around for his most famous performance at Barcelona 21 years ago.

The Yugoslavia-born Pantic arrived at Atletico Madrid in 1995 at the age of 28, thanks to the then manager Radomir Antic, who knew the midfielder from their days at Partizan.

Atletico had been a club that teetered on the brink of relegation just a season before, but Pantic was among newcomers that, with stalwarts like Diego Simeone, sparked a surprise run to the La Liga crown in 1995-96 under Antic.