FC Barcelona won the Spanish Supercup 2-1 over Sevilla, but before that, came a groundbreaking moment in Spanish football history. For the first time in a match between two Spanish teams, the referees were allowed to use the Video Assistant Referee (VAR.)
When Pablo Sarabia scored the opener for Sevilla, his celebrations were halted as the referee, Carlos del Cerro Grande, checked with the VAR room to make sure the player was not offside.
Jesús Gil Manzano in the VAR booth quickly got on it. Let’s see how it went:
Esto es el VAR por dentro.