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Alla Zakarian

08-03-2019 | 15:31 Football
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UEFA release statement on VAR use after controversial penalty in PSG vs Manchester United

UEFA have released a statement detailing why Manchester United's controversial penalty in their Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain was the right decision. Marcus Rashford slammed penalty, which handed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side an away goal success. UEFA insist that the use of VAR, and referee Dario Skomina's decision to award a penalty in the Parc des Princes, was the correct interpretation of the law. A statement from European football's governing body declared: "The VAR, after checking various different angles available to him, recommended to the referee an on-field review following the penalty area incident. "Given that the referee did not recognise the incident clearly during live play (referred to as serious missed incident in the VAR protocol) an on-field review was conducted. "Following the on-field review, the referee confirmed that the distance that the ball travelled was not short and the impact could therefore not be unexpected. "The defender’s arm was not close to the body, which made the defender’s body bigger thus resulting in the ball being stopped from travelling in the direction of the goal. The referee, therefore, awarded a penalty kick. "All the above-mentioned decisions were made in full compliance with the VAR protocol."

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