UEFA throw out Barcelona VAR protest as 'inadmissible'

Barcelona’s formal complaint regarding the absence of VAR intervention in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final tie has been rejected by European football’s governing body. UEFA confirmed on Thursday that the Catalan club’s protest was deemed inadmissible and will not be pursued any further, leaving the result of the opening encounter to stand without amendment.

The club had argued that a critical incident merited review, but UEFA’s control and disciplinary body concluded that the submission did not meet the procedural requirements necessary for admissibility. With the appeal dismissed, Barcelona must now turn their full attention to the return leg, where they will attempt to overturn the aggregate deficit without any prospect of retrospective intervention.