Luis García Plaza: "Perhaps they won't call VAR because they'd be nine points ahead going into the Clásico if we win."

Following Sevilla's 4-1 defeat to Real Madrid in Madrid on October 18, Sevilla coach Luis García Plaza strongly criticized the officiating and the lack of VAR intervention during the match. With the score at 0-0, García Plaza argued that Real Madrid player Arda Güler should have received a very clear red card, which he believes deprived his team of playing a different match.

García Plaza further suggested that VAR officials may have intentionally chosen not to intervene to prevent Real Madrid from entering their upcoming clásico against Barcelona with only a nine-point lead if Sevilla had secured a victory. The manager lamented the missed opportunity to alter the course of the game, which ultimately ended in a heavy loss for the Andalusian side.