The chat between referee Cesar Soto Grado and the VAR during Lamine Yamal's goal check has been revealed by Marca.
💭 Soto Grado: "For me, it didn't go in at all."
💭 VAR: "Let's check Cesar, wait a little there (...)."
💭 Soto Grado: "We hold on. No, there is no goal technology [he was apparently talking to one of the players]. We're waiting. We're waiting for the VAR. Maybe it was a goal. We are reviewing. No, there is no goal technology."
💭 VAR: "Sergio [one of the VAR refs] stops at the point of contact when he [the ball] hits Lunin's gloves and he pulls him back. Wait a second, because we are doing a 360° review, we don't have it."
💭 Soto Grado: "We hope [to find out whether it's a goal]. We don't know."
💭 VAR: "He's stopped, he's covering up Lunin's body, okay? Wait a second. We're still looking for proof. 360° angle needed. This one doesn't work for me, that one doesn't work either, that one doesn't work either, this one doesn't work either, next, this one doesn't work either, this one doesn't work either... "
💭 Soto Grado: "We are in no hurry, this is a very important decision. We are in no hurry, check all the cameras."
💭 VAR: "They don't have any other angles. We confirm that there are no more cameras, right?"
💭 Soto Grado: "We are in no hurry. The best thing is to wait. We have to wait."
💭 VAR: "Cesar, we are going to restart with a corner kick, we do not have any proof that the ball has gone in, therefore it is restarted with a corner kick. We have no evidence that the ball has gone in. Corner kick."
What a shame. So they just stopped reviewing the episode at some point without making sure their decision is right. Total mess.
That's how things work in La Liga without the goal-line technology.
