In his next prestigious appearance, the Bulgarian top referee Georgi Kabakov gave a penalty and canceled it after the intervention of the VAR.
In the 0:0 of ”Lille” – “Sturm” (Graz), the Plovdiv native pointed to the white spot for an alleged violation against a player of the French hosts in the Austrian team’s penalty. However, after that Kabakov was summoned by the video referees in front of the screen and changed his decision.
In the interesting match, “Lille” would win 3:2.
Other results:
“Borussia” (D, Ger) – “Barcelona” (Esp) 2:3
“Juventus” (It) – “Manchester City” (Eng) 2:0
“Atletico” (M, Isp) – “Slovan” (Slvk) 2:1
“Benfica” (Por) – “Bologna” (It) 0:0
“Feyenord” (Nid) – “Sparta” (Pr, Cech) 4:2
“Arsenal” (Ang) – “Monaco” (Fr) 3:0
“Milan” (It) – “Red Star” (Sir) 2:1
“Stuttgart” (Ger) – “Young Boys” (Switzerland) 5:1