Real Madrid have had more goals ruled out by the video assistant referee than any other club in Spain’s top flight over the past eight seasons, with 42 strikes cancelled in that period.
The figure, highlighted by the Catalan press, has renewed debate about the standard of refereeing in the Spanish championship and the impact of technology on football.
Real Madrid’s total is almost twice that of the teams immediately behind them. Atletico Madrid and Villarreal have each had 22 goals disallowed by VAR.
Barcelona are seventh in the ranking, with 19 goals ruled out.
Across the period under review, Real Madrid have averaged about 4.6 goals disallowed by VAR per season. Barcelona’s equivalent figure is 2.1, according to derbyderbyderby.it.
