VAR confirmed for Champions League

[Kyng]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45665012

Video assistant referees will be used in the Champions League from the 2019-20 season, Uefa has announced.

VAR will also be used in the 2019 Super Cup and at Euro 2020, as well as in the Europa League from 2020-21 and the 2021 Nations League finals.

The system - used at the 2018 World Cup in Russia - allows referees to review footage of key decisions.

President Aleksander Ceferin said Uefa was "confident" it would have time "to put in place a robust system".

He added it would also provide sufficient time to train match officials to ensure an "efficient and successful implementation of VAR" in "the world's flagship club competition".

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Good to see . VAR wasn't perfect by any means in this year's World Cup, but on the whole, I think they were better off having it than not. 

I expect it won't be long before every major top-level tournament introduces it.

[GiraKeng]

VAR finally gives replays that actually makes the game fair.
I know it's not 100% perfect, but I can't help but think of the benefits it'll do to the game.

I was disappointed that the premier league didn't put it up, but at least it's coming soon.

[Kyng]

Yep. 

I think it's most successful when it's used for objective matters; for example, whether or not a player was offside. For subjective matters (for example, whether or not a particular incident deserved a penalty), VAR alone can't replace the referee. It can lead to the referee making a more informed decision; however, it can't make the decision for them.

[Drewan]

Glad to hear that. It was so helpful for World Cup.