The key question in that situation was whether the player\u2019s actions interfered with Donnarumma, the goalkeeper, and affected his ability to make the save \u2014 and that\u2019s where the subjective element lies.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe officials ultimately concluded that it did. They assessed the player\u2019s position and movement, noted how close he was to the goalkeeper, and decided that it had an influence.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot everyone will agree with that judgment, but it\u2019s understandable how they reached it. The player was positioned very close to Donnarumma, the ball came directly toward him, and he had to duck out of the way \u2014 which, in their view, affected the goalkeeper\u2019s ability to react and make the save.<\/p>\n
\u201cOnce that on-field decision was made, the VAR\u2019s role was to check whether the offside ruling was a clear and obvious error.<\/p>\n
\u201cOnly Donnarumma himself can truly say if he was impacted, but based on the available evidence \u2014 showing the player ducking under the ball right in front of him \u2014 the VAR concluded that the offside decision wasn\u2019t clearly wrong, so they didn\u2019t intervene.\u201d<\/p>\n
Earlier this week, Liverpool reached out to PGMOL to express their frustration over the disallowed Virgil van Dijk goal against Manchester City on Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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