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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Michael Jones

Why Atletico Madrid's second goal against Man United was ruled out by VAR

  • Atletico Madrid had a goal ruled out shortly before half time in their match against Manchester United on Tuesday.
  • After taking an early lead, Atletico thought they had doubled their advantage when Johnny Cardoso fired into the corner of the net.
  • However, Manchester United’s players were furious as they felt Marcos Llorente had handled the ball in the build-up.
  • Following a VAR check, Llorente was deemed to have handled the ball, and the goal was disallowed to give United a reprieve.
  • Michael Carrick’s men still headed into the break a goal down after Pablo Barrios scored inside the opening minute of the game.

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