Real Madrid or Barcelona: who has VAR favored more in the Clásicos?

Although this Clasico is one of the least heated in the previous one, all the Madrid-Barcelona matches are high-pitched and any set of the game will be looked at closely. As will happen with the decisions made by Martínez Munuera on the pitch and Mateu Lahoz from the VAR. The technology has barely broken into the Clásicos three times since it began to be used in the 2018-19 season.

The VAR in the Classics

The first correction made by this tool was precisely in the first Clásico that was played with VAR. Hernández Hernández, who was in the VOR, He called Sánchez Martínez to the monitor to review a possible Varane penalty on Luis Suárez. Whose outcome was to point out the maximum penalty. But Sánchez Martínez was not warned in a subsequent play by the Uruguayan striker on Nacho, in the case of serious rough play and, therefore, red.

The second VAR correction in a Clásico was last season, in the first leg. On that occasion, Martínez Munuera was on the pitch, who today will also act as braid on the green of the Bernabéu. Ramos was warned of a Lenglet shirt grab, preventing the then Madrid captain from shooting a ball in the area. After going through the monitor, the referee pointed to the penalty spot and Ramos would break the tie at one. Also last season there was a third intervention in the Clásicos, it was in Valdebebas, when Gil Manzano rectified a warning, but that did not influence the match.

Only two of the three interventions in the Real Madrid – Barcelona have benefited or harmed the teams, with a tie in ‘helps’. Both have seen a correction via VAR in their favor in the Classics in the last four seasons.

VAR this season

So far in the league, Real Madrid has experienced more VAR interventions than the Catalans. The Whites have undergone 8 corrections, of which three were settled in their favor and five against them. Regarding Barcelona, ​​they have only had six VAR actions, with a favorable balance: three to their benefit, two harmed them and one had no influence.

The other actions that the VAR was requested in the Classics

Although there have only been three interventions, other controversial actions were left along the way in which the action of technology was requested. The most controversial game was in the first leg of the 2019-20 season. On that occasion, Hernández Hernández was on the pitch and De Burgos Bengoetxea was on the VOR. Real Madrid claimed two maximum penalties. The first was due to a great squad from Lenglet to Varane, which the VAR did not warn as there was a previous hand from Benzema that annulled the possibility of recommending the review. In that season, the regulation in sanction of hands was different from the current one. At that time, any handball, even inadvertent, that generated a goal or scoring action (such as a penalty) was considered an offence. From this campaign only the accidental and immediate hand of the player who scores is sanctioned. In other words, what two years ago prevented a penalty from being awarded in favor of Madrid, this season no longer exists and the maximum penalty could be awarded. The other controversial action of that Classic was Rakitic’s shirt grab also on Varane inside the area.

A penalty was also claimed, but this time in favor of Barcelona, ​​in the last Clásico of the 20-21 season. The azulgrana claimed in the 83rd minute a shot down by Mendy to Braithwaite inside the area. Action that Gil Manzano did not consider punishable, despite the fact that there was a small contact.