The Spanish classic between Real Madrid and Barcelona, held on Sunday evening at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, featured exciting moments inside the video assistant referee (VAR) room, after it intervened twice to correct referee Cesar Soto Grado's decisions in critical situations that sparked widespread controversy.

The Spanish newspaper "Mundo Deportivo" published details of the referees' conversations during the match, highlighting the role of VAR in determining the course of the game, which ended with Real Madrid winning two goals to one against Barcelona in the Spanish league.

In the first minute, the referee awarded a penalty to Real Madrid after Vinicius Junior fell inside the penalty area following a collision with Lamine Yamal, before VAR referee Jorge Figueroa Vasquez intervened, saying: "I recommend you review the footage to assess the decision."

After watching the footage, Soto Grado decided to cancel the penalty, confirming that Vinicius collided with the defender from behind, and there was no foul in favor of Real Madrid, instead awarding the foul to Barcelona.

At the beginning of the second half, Jude Bellingham came close to scoring a goal for Real Madrid inside Barcelona's penalty area, before the ball hit defender Eric Garcia. After VAR intervened again, the referee decided to review the footage, confirming the presence of an unnatural handball covering a large area, and awarded a valid penalty to Real Madrid amid protests from Barcelona players.

With these two decisions, VAR once again confirmed its pivotal role in managing major matches, especially the classic, which was decided by VAR to avoid any mistakes that could determine the outcome of the encounter.