VAR ready to debut in Champions League for Manchester United vs PSG

The referees of the video badistant continue to undergo rigorous testing, but the technology will have a first Tuesday night when it will be used in the knockout stages of the Champions League.

The decision was made after the group stages with UEFA satisfied with the progress of the technology and believing that even if it is not "perfect", it "will help the referees to make the right decisions".

But with different leagues, different guidelines on how fans of the game are kept informed of critics, Sportsmail look how it will work in the Champions League.

Video badistant referees to make their Champions League debut on Tuesday night

So, when will VAR get involved?

The referee will always have autonomy over the procedure but with a VAR team sitting in each stage, it will be possible to review the key decisions.

This team will include a video badistant referee, a video badistant referee and two video operators.

As in many European leagues where it has already been used, VAR is specifically looking for four key areas: goals, penalty incidents, red cards and identity error cases.

With the pace of the game at the level of the Champions League so frantic, referees can miss key moments that could alter the complexion of a match.

UEFA insists that the VAR team will check all situations that change the matches, but will only intervene for clear and obvious mistakes.

The game may be temporarily stopped if the referee conducts a field review.

A VAR team at the Champions League matches will focus on four key areas while she oversees the match.

In addition to the four key areas, factual decisions such as fouls or fouls in or out of the box, the VAR will simply inform the referee of those facts and the field viewing screen will not be necessary – a decision taken to maintain the natural position. stream of a game as much as possible.

Do you remember those extra officials standing next to the goals? A thing of the past with VAR. The introduction of technologies will see the extra officials removed.

What did UEFA say?

Unsurprisingly, UEFA is excited to implement the new technology as part of its flagship competition, even if it is "not perfect".

"The VAR is not perfect, but it will help the referees make the right decisions," said UEFA referee, Roberto Rosetti.

"Precision is definitely more important than speed. Nevertheless, time matters and we want to make revisions as effective as possible. & # 39;

The great concern among many of them is that those watching television and those in the stadium are experiencing two different experiences with respect to VAR.

UEFA referee, Roberto Rosetti, believes the VAR will reduce the number of errors

But according to Rosetti, fans in the ground will no longer be in the dark during the review.

He added, "During the field review process, viewers will be informed by commentators and broadcasters by graphics, and graphics will also be displayed on stadium screens to allow fans to understand what the decision is. has been taken."

What did the managers say?

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said Monday at the pre-game press conference that his players "got used to it".

In addition to Porto's move against Roma, United and his opponent, PSG, will be the first to have access to technology during a match of the Champions League.

"VAR has been in football for some time now and players are getting used to it," Solskjaer said.

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says his players "get used to" VAR

"We had it in the England Cup, we had an introduction. It's a good thing if you have to make a clear and obvious decision, but it remains that the opinion of the referee must be taken.

& # 39; For me, I like to have the discussion the next day [the match]. Was it a penalty, was not it a penalty? Like football has always been. But it will not be a problem.

Thomas Tuchel, his counterpart Tuesday night, has never been so friendly with VAR.

After a 4-1 win over Rennes, Tuchel became furious and said: "Why do we have VAR? Why do we have VAR? Why?

& # 39; If it is a penalty, if it is not a penalty. If it's a red card, not a red card. No need to watch VAR, it's ridiculous.

This is not always for everyone.

PSG director Thomas Tuchel was recently criticized by VAR for criticizing his introduction.

Is he here to stay in the top competition in Europe?

In short: yes.

UEFA is clearly trying to maintain the most up-to-date and up-to-date competition possible and has announced a number of events that will use the VAR in the future.

It should be used in the final of the UEFA Europa League in Baku, the finals of the UEFA Nations League in Portugal and the UEFA European Under-21 Championship. in Italy.

The VAR will also be used in the 2019-2020 Champions League play-offs and will also feature in the 2019 UEFA Super Cup.

If successful in the knockout stages of the Champions League, UEFA could announce its intention to develop the use of the VAR for Euro 2020, the Europa League 2020-2021 from the group stage and the final phase of the League of Nations 2021.

The technology should be deployed in the biggest competitions of the coming seasons