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The authorities believe that the new system will help the match official make more accurate decisions with the new technology.

Real Madrid won the UEFA Champions League for the 14th time Benzema scored in the final but the goal was cancelled due to an offside position

FIFA also said that competitions currently using the video replay system (VAR) would be free to discontinue its use on restarting.

Riley, managing director of the official referee`s body and the man responsible for VAR in England, said technology had "added value to the game" but said there had been incidents where a referee`s decision should have been overturned.

The move comes after concern that the Premier League and Bundesliga, in particular, were applying different interpretations over the use of VAR than the ones handed out by IFAB, FIFA`s rule-making body.

The most-debated decision saw PSG defender Kimpembe penalised for deflecting a shot from United`s Diogo Dalot with his arm.

Roma were beaten 3-4 on aggregate after losing Thursday's second leg 1-3 in extra-time, the decisive goal coming from a penalty awarded after a VAR review three minutes from the end.

The French champions held a 2-0 lead from the first leg of the last 16 tie at Old Trafford, but Romelu Lukaku's early goal for United set the alarm bells ringing.

The penalty, awarded for handball against Presnel Kimpembe after the referee consulted the VAR, put opposition Manchester United through on away goals.

The UEFA said in a statement that it plans to subsequently use VAR at the Euro 2020 and in the Europa League

VAR used to review major decisions mid-match was used at the World Cup earlier this year

Change is in the air as the new La Liga season begins on Friday without one of its most emblematic players, Cristiano Ronaldo, and with video technology (VAR) being introduced for the first time in Spain’s top flight.

The following factbox details five times a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) made an impact at the World Cup.

Given the current debate on video assistant refereeing (VAR), which will be used in this year`s World Cup matches in Russia, a new study warns that football referees penalise situations more severely when watching them in slow motion compared to real time.

The players of Mainz 05 and Freiburg were ordered back onto the pitch having gone to the changing room at half-time because the video assistant referee (VAR) awarded a penalty for a handball in an eventful Bundesliga game on Monday.

Cristiano Ronaldo blasted home from the spot in the 98th minute after Mehdi Benatia was judged to have fouled Lucas Vazquez.

Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, will oversee the governing body's meeting in Bogota happy to give the green light to the system despite a long, personal spell of scepticism.

The sport`s law-making body IFAB is due to decide on Saturday whether to approve VAR on a permanent basis and FIFA has already said it intends to use the system at the World Cup in Russia in June and July.

 FIFA President Gianni Infantino has not had any second thoughts about using video assistant referees (VAR) at this year`s World Cup, he told Reuters on Monday, despite recent controversies involving the new technology.