Having won their Copa del Rey semi-final first leg comfortably, Atlético Madrid thrashed FC Barcelona 4-0 . However, in the second half, the Blaugrana could have revived their hopes with a goal from Pau Cubarsi in a goalmouth scramble. The goal was disallowed after a lengthy VAR review for offside. Using the semi-automatic system to check for offside, the Spanish referees encountered a technical problem.
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While the match was still underway, the CTA (Technical Committee for Arbitration) issued a statement regarding Pau Cubarsi's disallowed goal: " It was detected that the system encountered a problem modeling the players at the skeleton level. The origin of this technical error stemmed from the software's inability to correctly process the image when a high density of players was detected in the penalty area. Despite the efforts of the VAR operators, who attempted to recalibrate the modeling system to obtain a correct reading, the organization categorically admitted that it was ultimately impossible to restore the semi-automatic system to working order. " This technical issue is likely to generate considerable discussion in Spain.