UEFA has reportedly removed the official on VAR duty in the Champions League clash between Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle United at Parc des Princes on Tuesday night because he awarded a contentious injury-time penalty to the home side.

UEFA’s action is an obvious indication that the governing body believes VAR official, Tomasz Kwiatkowski’s intervention was an incorrect one that cost Newcastle a historic Champions League triumph.

According to The Mirror, Polish official, Kwiatkowski, who was supposed to officiate Real Sociedad’s Group D match against Salzburg at Reale Arena today [Wednesday, November 29] has been replaced.

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Ivan Bebek, the assistant VAR, has also been removed from Benfica’s home clash with Inter Milan. Although the centre referee of the game, Szymon Marciniak is not billed to officiate on Wednesday, it is evident that UEFA believes there was a

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