In the match between Atlético de Madrid and Manchester United, the VAR decision changed the course of the match in the 73rd minute, when Leny Yoro was sent off with a direct red card. The Swedish referee Glenn Nyberg, after observing the play, initially annulled the action for handball, but the video review system told him that he should reconsider the situation, since there was a possible foul by the Frenchman on the Atlético player.
The play began when Jonathan David received a through ball and was heading towards Lemmens' goal. Yoro, trying to stop the Canadian striker, lunged at him and fell to the ground. When trying to recover the ball, Yoro used his hand and shot sharply, leaving Lookman alone in front of the Belgian goal. The Nigerian shot and missed, but the action was already stopped.
The VAR detected that Yoro was the last man and that he had knocked down the Atlético player with his arm on the neck, in addition to other grabs. Given this evidence, the referee sent off Yoro without reservation, awarding a direct red card. With the expulsion, Atlético de Madrid was left with one less player during the last quarter of an hour of the match.
The incident underscores the importance of video review in referee decisions, especially in situations where handball and fouls can go unnoticed in real time. The result of the match and the position of both teams in the table will be affected by this expulsion, which leaves Atlético with one less player in the final phase of the match.