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#2 La Liga might need VAR
It will get buried given the enormity of the result, but Real Madrid ought to have had two penalties awarded to them in the first half. The first was pretty much stonewall, As Ronaldo's header was handled by Alvaro Gonzalez in the box and diverted the trajectory of the ball, with Gareth Bale lurking.
The second came on the stroke of half-time, as Isco sent in a low cross that would be bread-and-butter for Ronaldo only for a minor shove from Gaspar to wrong-foot the Portuguese star at the last moment, resulting in a left-footed shot that was saved by Asenjo.
Bad luck tends to double down when things are not going your way.
There will be plenty of justifiable criticism of Real Madrid after the game, but the truth of the matter is that had VAR been in effect, Madrid would have been 2-0 up when Pablo Fornals scored. Zinedine Zidane might not rage in the press after the game, but he really ought to.
