Courtois blushes, spared by the shady VAR call while Real Madrid wins an unconvincing win over Ajax

The redness of THIBAUT COURTOIS was spared by a shady call from the VAR while Real Madrid was exhausted against Ajax.

The Spanish giants, eager to win the competition for the fourth time in a row, won a decisive away win with goals from Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio, both of Hakim Ziyech's goal.

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But the decision to exclude what would have been a shock for the Dutch was the main topic of discussion of the evening.

After a period of pressure, the hosts had the impression of taking a deserved lead when the unfortunate Courtois did everything to claim the lead. Nicolas Tagliafico has acquiesced.

However, a long review of VAR finally turned down the goal. Dusan Tadic said that he was slightly offside and that he was standing in front of Real's goalkeeper while the ball was spinning in it.

Whether the former Southampton midfielder interferes with the game or not is another matter.

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The heartbreaking decision overcame the atmosphere in the second half and the La Liga giants began to dominate possession of the ball.

And it was the visitors who took the lead after the impressive Vinicius Junior crossed the penalty area to allow Benzema to break through.

Ajax retaliated 15 minutes later, after a very strong pressure allowed David Neres to drop the ball to Ziyech to sneak past Courtois.

But at home the winner of the series, the series winner Madrid delivered the winner to three minutes from the end.

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A superb center of Dani Carvajal avoided the entire back line of Ajax and Asensio snuck into the back to perform a close conversion.

Although the Spaniard was the winner of the match, VAR, used for the first time in the round of 16 of the competition, made the headlines.

Courtois, whose redness was spared from the controversial appeal, revealed before tonight's match that he was a big supporter of his introduction to Europe.

He said, "I like that [VAR]. I think we saw at the World Cup that it was a good experience with all countries in favor of VAR and that it worked well. In Spain, the same thing.

"Sometimes they are not sure of the rules and when they have to intervene, it must be a mistake, some people do not know it, but in general, it 's football and it helps if it' s all right. is good."

"Sometimes it can go against you and the same, so it's just."