Who needs VAR?

It is reported that in La Liga, VAR decisions are most often made against Madrid's "Real".

Idman.biz reports that a new record has been set for changing referee decisions by VAR (video assistant referee) in the past season of the Spanish championship – 189 times, which is more than the previous indicator (179 times in the 2022/23 season).

According to calculations by AS, "Real" and "Alaves" have been the clubs most affected by VAR decisions – referee decisions have been changed against both of them 16 times. The number of decisions in favor of these clubs was 9 and 8, respectively.

The team that gained the most positive results from VAR interventions was "Barcelona". 16 decisions were favorable for the champion club, and only 7 decisions were made against it.

In addition, "Real" is also the leader in the number of canceled goals – 8 goals. It is followed by "Villarreal" – 6 goals.

"Las Palmas" (6) and "Barcelona" (5) are at the forefront in terms of canceling goals of their rivals.

The team that won the most penalties after VAR review was "Athletic Bilbao" – 7 times. "Barcelona" and "Osasuna" – 5 each, "Real" and "Atletico" – 4 penalties each.

It should be noted that "Real" and "Alaves" have benefited the most in terms of rival players receiving red cards as a result of VAR – the opponent of both was sent off 4 times.

Idman.biz