The sight of a referee being sent to the pitchside monitor to overturn a decision by the video assistant referee (VAR) is one we have all become used to. So when Joao Pinheiro, who had just shown Lloyd Kelly a second yellow card for a foul on Baris Yilmaz, drew the familiar invisible box in the air before trotting to the sidelines, the sound of cheers suggested some Juventus supporters inside their home Allianz Stadium had renewed hope. The decision in the knockout round play-off second-leg tie with Galatasaray was, indeed, overturned. However, the problem for the former Bournemouth and Newcastle defender was that instead of his second yellow card being chalked off, it was upgraded to a straight red. Juventus were 1-0 in front at that stage as they sought to overturn a 5-2 first-leg deficit to their Turkish opponents.

Source: BBC February 26, 2026 06:57 UTC