Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid: 5 Key Talking Points

#4 VAR cannot come too soon to La Liga

The ref flashes a yellow card as things approach boiling point

In the picture above, Nacho Fernandez can't quite believe he's been yellow-carded. Considering he was pushed into Lucas Hernandez by Gabi, and the ref then penalised him for ramming into Hernandez, you can understand his anguish.

He was, in fact, on because Sergio Ramos had to subbed off at half-time after Sergio Ramos broke his nose. After getting kicked in the face. By Lucas Hernandez. In the Atletico Madrid box.

Those two were just a couple of the many unbelievable decisions that the referee took, most of them unfavourably against Real Madrid (no, seriously... Real Madrid aren't often at the short end of the stick when it comes to refereeing, but there's a first time for everything, neh?) and most of them incomprehensibly daft.

Why let words do the job that gifs can do so much more comprehensively?

Doesn’t touch the ball, goes fully on Ramos’ nose, but a penalty isn‘t given. La Liga is dangerously prepared for Real Madrid though... pic.twitter.com/4mEmcUDpH3

— N | REVIVAL (@Baleinho) November 18, 2017

No red card. pic.twitter.com/eSHjS38joE

— Lucas Navarrete (@LucasNavarreteM) November 18, 2017

If the Derby proved one thing, it is that VAR is an essential in the modern football world (just ask any Roma fan - they saw a goal scored by Lazio in the 75th second of their derby overturned by VAR) where mistakes are scrutinised to the minutest detail and big errors can simply not be tolerated in big games.

La Liga will introduce it in the 2018-19 season, but it really can't come soon enough!