The teams most benefited and harmed by the VAR

The VAR has returned to be one of the protagonists of the season, like the other arbitration decisions. In the 380 games disputed in the First Division, this tool intervened 156 times to try to correct clear and manifest errors as indicated by the field referee. The VAR, whose objective is to make fairer football, has benefited and suffered from this correction of errors in different ways among the LaLiga teams.

Atlético is the team that has experienced it the most, up to 22 times. The podium of the clubs that have had the VAR most present during the competition have been the Seville and the Betis, both with 20 interventions. The least have been Leganés (11) and Granada, Villarreal and Eibar (12). But those who have lived the most decisions against during the 38 days have been Mallorca, who has seen how in 16 of the interventions 10 were settled to his detriment, and Getafe, with them. Accompanying them among the most 'punished' are Barcelona and Valencia (9). Although the Catalans have not had a hard time losing points overall on the interventions of the entire season, the whole team did. Those of Mestalla would have added six more points and would have gotten into positions in the Europa League.

At the opposite pole are the most benefited due to their use, although in other words, they are the ones who have seen more times as a referee was wrong against them and the VAR entered to correct that error. Seville experienced 12 in its favor; Celta, 10, and Espanyol and Atlético, 9. It should be noted that VAR interventions that do not take into account in these parameters rectified an identity error (unless he avoided a second yellow card) or the decisions in which the referee kept his decision even though from Las Rozas he was 'invited' to do so.

As for the assumptions in which this tool enters, regarding goals. The team that has seen the most annulled has been Getafe (5), followed by Real Madrid and Barcelona (3). Villarreal is the team that has scored the most goals by VAR (4). Regarding the targets of their rivals, Levante have been the most benefited, as they have canceled up to four times the goals of their opponentsReal Sociedad and Osasuna had worse luck, which they saw up to three times as their rivals increased their score thanks to this tool.

Atlético, Sevilla and Athletic are the most benefited in terms of penalties, since with the help of the VAR they launched five. Not so expensive had Mallorca, who saw how they gave five to their rivals. And finally, regarding red, the most punished was Osasuna, expelled three players at the request of video arbitration, and the most helped Granada, with three red to their opponents.