Sunday’s meeting between Real Madrid and Barcelona got off to a roaring start when the referee awarded Los Blancos a penalty just two minutes into proceedings.
Vinicius Junior fell to the ground following a desperate challenge from Lamine Yamal, who had his head in his hands after clear contact between the two saw the referee immediately point to the spot.
A mandatory VAR check followed and appeared to be focused on a potential offside call involving the Brazil winger, whose burst forwards from just inside the Barcelona half was under obvious scrutiny, but the referee was soon asked to come over to the pitchside monitor.
Such a decision meant the officials were no longer considering an offside and, after a brief exchange on the sidelines, the penalty was quickly ruled out.
