VAR: Who Is to Blame?
Yes, Who Is to Blame? is back. | Matt Burt/90min
You know why that artwork is unnecessarily large? Well that s because
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Who Is to Blame? series is largely unnecessary.
Everybody wants to blame someone for something. And VAR has come along in the past couple of years and doubled the debate it was meant to halve.
It s been meddling with football beyond belief since it was introduced in the Champions League for the 2018/19 knockout stages and everyone bloody hates it.
Teams everywhere have been the victims of a marginal offside or a bizarre handball decision, as referees stare into monitors (we had to make them do this, btw) and watch the action back from a multitude of angles, in slow motion. Any advantage gained became largely irrelevant.
Final: Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2 (Amsterdam)
Venues
Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam: Group stage, knockouts
The 10,500-seater arena opened in 2012 and as well as staging major indoor sports it is a leading concert venue.
MartiniPlaza,Groningen: Group stage
The 3,900-seater arena opened in 1989 and was expanded in 2000. It has staged major tennis and basketball events as well as concerts and exhibitions. It is the home of the Donar basketball team.
MartiniPlaza, GroningenUEFA
Qualifying round draw: 7 November 2019
Qualifying round: 29 January–1 February 2020
Qualifying round play-off draw: 13 February 2020, Nyon
Qualifying round play-offs: 2 November–9 December 2020
Qualifying group stage & play-off draw: 2 September 2020, Nyon
Qualifying group stage: 6 December 2020–14 April 2021
Final: Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2 (Amsterdam)
Venues
Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam: Group stage, knockouts
The 10,500-seater arena opened in 2012 and as well as staging major indoor sports it is a leading concert venue.
MartiniPlaza,Groningen: Group stage
The 3,900-seater arena opened in 1989 and was expanded in 2000. It has staged major tennis and basketball events as well as concerts and exhibitions. It is the home of the Donar basketball team.
MartiniPlaza, GroningenUEFA
Qualifying round draw: 7 November 2019
Qualifying round: 29 January–1 February 2020
Qualifying round play-off draw: 13 February 2020, Nyon
Qualifying round play-offs: 2 November–9 December 2020
Qualifying group stage & play-off draw: 2 September 2020, Nyon
Qualifying group stage: 6 December 2020–14 April 2021