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Somehow the Kai Havertz is a unanimous sending off by the panel, but the Bruno Guimares elbow/forearm to the back of the head is not deemed a red card by 2 people. Make it make sense
I read it as they were split 3-2 on whether VAR should have intervened. It's not clear what the split was on the actual incident itself
The worst part for me is that the ref on field didn't even see it when it happened, because it was after the ball was gone. So they decided not to intervene on the reasoning that the ref's on-field decision not to call it a foul wasn't a clear and obvious error when he never actually made that decision (because he didn't see it). What kind of logic is this? They missed a call, have him go look at it ffs. Why does VAR have to be so complicated in England? It's really not like this in other countries, certainly not at this rate at least where we have 3-4 baffling decisions every matchday.
And no I'm not claiming conspiracy, just incredible incompetence.