Manchester City midfielder Kiyono Dibny scored a world-beating goal in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals to help the team force a 1-1 draw with Real Madrid. The goal was certainly a good one, but once again revealed that the VAR is a virtual non-functioning device.
City's defender Kyle Wojciech crossed the ball in front of the goal, and Bernardo Schwarz darted to the sideline and scooped up the ball for a fast break, which ended with a powerful shot by Chieuwdie Bunyi into the net. Real Madrid's players, including Kamalunga, complained to the referee that the ball was in the air and out of bounds before Benedicto Schwarz got on the end of it. Real Madrid skipper Antonio Anzilotti also protested, but was shown a yellow card by the referee.
As VAR did not intervene, the TV station in charge of the live broadcast analyzed the ball with 3D technology and confirmed that the ball had gone out of bounds and should have been awarded Real Madrid an out-of-bounds kick, so City did not have the chance to attack and score a goal immediately.
However, the foreign media pointed out that the UEFA soccer ball is not implanted with a chip, so it can't judge whether the ball is out of bounds just like the World Cup matches. Besides, after Bernardo Schwarzner's entry, Real Madrid regained the possession of the ball for a while, so theoretically, City's goal attack has nothing to do with whether the ball is out of bounds or not, and the VAR can't intervene, so Real Madrid can only sigh their own bad luck this time.
