Juve president calls for VAR after disputed late penalty


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Juventus Training - Turin, Italy - February 12, 2018 Juventus President Andrea Agnelli during training REUTERS/Massimo Pinca

MADRID (Reuters) - Juventus president Andrea Agnelli called for the video assistant referee (VAR) to be used in the Champions League after his side were knocked out by Real Madrid in a thrilling quarter-final second leg which was decided by a debatable injury-time penalty.

Cristiano Ronaldo blasted home from the spot in the 98th minute after Mehdi Benatia was judged to have fouled Lucas Vazquez, giving double European champions Real a 4-3 aggregate victory.

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