Rubén Uría on VAR: when should it actually be used?

Rubén Uría would restrict VAR to ghost goals, horror tackles and offside. On the panel, he is challenged with an argument every Atleti fan will recognise.

Rubén Uría sets out his model: VAR in just three situations. First, goal-line technology, which he finds astonishing that LaLiga still lacks well into the 21st century. Second, genuinely horrifying tackles, studs into the knee. Third, offside, no matter whether it is by a centimetre.

One panellist rejects the premise outright. He recalls how many offside robberies there have been and believes VAR has brought football closer to justice. His clinching argument: had there been VAR in 2016, Atlético would have a European Cup. He admits that as a spectator he feels safer with VAR, perhaps because he supports Atleti.