OFFICIAL: UEFA confirm that VAR will be used in the Champions League from the Round of sixteen

Video assistant referees or shortly VAR is currently being used in 4 out of 5 top leagues, including La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1. Earlier it has been reported that the VAR will also be used in the Premier League from next season. And today UEFA announced that VAR will also be used in the Champions League from the round of 16. https://twitter.com/UEFA/status/1069569077100929025 On the matter, UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin, said: “We are ready to use VAR earlier than initially planned and we are convinced that it will be beneficial for our competitions as it will provide valuable help to match officials and will allow to reduce incorrect decisions.” UEFA has also decided to use VAR at Europa League final 2019, Nations League finals 2019 and the UEFA Under 21 finals in 2019.

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