Barcelona are the most-impacted club due to VAR in La Liga | OneFootball

At a time when Barcelona have raised eyebrows through their protest against the quality of refereeing in La Liga, data suggests the club are playing a game of two extremes when it comes to VAR.

Indeed, Barcelona appear to be the club most affected by the VAR. But at the same time, they have also emerged as the biggest benefactor of the system.

Barcelona’s game of extreme with VAR

As reported by AS, up to Matchday 23, the Blaugrana have seen VAR interrupt their league matches a staggering 16 times.

This high frequency of reviews leaves the club as one of the most impacted sides in La Liga, though the ultimate results currently show a perfectly balanced record.

Hansi Flick’s team has benefited from eight VAR interventions so far, making them the second most favoured team in the league behind only Mallorca.

These favourable calls include the dismissal of three separate opponents and the awarding of a goal to Robert Lewandowski.

Barcelona have been most affected by VAR this season. (Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images)

Furthermore, VAR played a decisive role in the most recent Clasico by overturning a penalty awarded to Vinicius Jr. and subsequently ruling out a goal by Kylian Mbappe.

Barcelona currently sit tied with Real Madrid for the most VAR calls against them in the entire division.

These setbacks include disallowed goals for Ferran Torres and Fermin Lopez, alongside three penalties conceded for handballs by Alejandro Balde, Ronald Araujo, and Eric Garcia.

While clubs like Sevilla also share a high volume of interventions, others, such as Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid, have experienced far fewer total reviews.

This persistent involvement of technology in Barcelona’s fixtures explains the most forceful protest recently lodged by the club’s leadership.