Aduriz is a very filthy player… he should’ve seen red after that nasty elbow on Carrico, glad that he’s out now.
We were playing well until the last 15-20 mins of the first half where they took the upper hand. VAR goes in our favor… something we’re not quite used to, but I must say it is enjoyable.
It’s a battle of B teams and we’re a bit better in that part. I can see us going through to the next round. Another goal or two would be more than welcome to seal the tie up!
How come Chris? how can VAR refer to an earlier move, that’s not precedented. I’ll upload the VAR photo, I realise you have different images on your feed.
Chris is right. When they use VAR, they can look at the plays leading up to the goal. On the first Bilbao cross that we partially cleared to Capa, Aduriz was offsides and got a glancing touch before Mercado headed it back out to Capa.
VAR counts the whole length of play/action before any stoppage. In that case, VAR showed that Aduriz was offside on the first cross, then the rest of the play was alright, however, it should’ve stopped at that first cross if the referee would’ve been cautious enough.