"Everyone sit down, sit down. I'm going to tell you one thing, you have to let me work. You have to let VAR and me work. It's impossible under these conditions."
"Look. The change of possession occurs through this situation where the Barcelona player never touches the ball but instead kicks the Real Sociedad player. I'll show you the replay so you can see."
"My perception was that the Barcelona player was stealing the ball by touching it, but he never actually touches it; he kicks Kubo's leg, so what he does is a foul. The ball is regained with a foul. I'm going to restart play with a dropped ball, okay?"
"Phew, perfect. It puts the opponent's physical integrity at risk, okay? Even if he goes down, the twisting of the ankle could injure him. I'm going to give him a red card for serious foul play."
VAR audio from the Barcelona–Real Sociedad match reveals the sequence behind several key decisions. A goal by Fermin López was disallowed due to a foul by Dani Olmo in the build-up after VAR recommended a review. The referee concluded the Barcelona player did not touch the ball and instead kicked Kubo's leg, prompting a restart with a dropped ball. Goals by Frenkie de Jong and Lamine Yamal were ruled out for offside, with VAR images showing a very tight call for Yamal. A foul on Pedri led to an initial yellow that was upgraded to a red after VAR highlighted twisting of the ankle and risk to the opponent's physical integrity.
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