UEFA explain why Ajax's third goal against Real Madrid stood after VAR review
They also confirmed why Man Utd were given a penalty against PSG
UEFA, in their desire to be as transparent as possible, have explained the reason Ajax's third goal against Real Madrid stood on Tuesday.
Ajax won 4-1 at the Bernabeu to progress to the Champions League quarterfinals but their third goal was subject to a VAR review.
Dusan Tadic scored the goal to cap a fine counter-attack but VAR wanted to check if the ball had gone out for a throw in before Ajax's break.
UEFA have now explained: "Ball in/out of play -- 62nd minute. There was no conclusive evidence that the ball would have been entirely out of play from all video angles and images that were carefully analysed by the VAR.
"The assistant referee, who was perfectly positioned, had adjudged that the whole ball had not fully crossed the touchline. No on-field review was therefore required. Consequently, the referee was right not to intervene and to allow the goal."
UEFA also explained why Mancehster United were awarded a last minute penalty by the VAR, a penalty which sent them through at the expense of Paris Saint-Germain.
"Penalty award -- 90th minute. The VAR, after checking various different angles available to him, recommended to the referee an on-field review following the penalty area incident," European football's governing body said.
"Given that the referee did not recognise the incident clearly during live play (referred to as serious missed incident in the VAR protocol) an on-field review was conducted.
"Following the on-field review, the referee confirmed that the distance that the ball travelled was not short and the impact could therefore not be unexpected. The defender’s arm was not close to the body, which made the defender’s body bigger thus resulting in the ball being stopped from travelling in the direction of the goal. The referee, therefore, awarded a penalty kick."
