According to reports, Real Madrid secured a crucial 1-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao at the Santiago Bernabéu with a 93rd-minute goal from Federico Valverde, keeping them in the La Liga title race alongside Barcelona.

Earlier, Vinícius Júnior had scored in the 80th minute, but the goal was disallowed after VAR assistant referee Andrik called for an offside review on Ander Paredes. The decision sparked protests from Real Madrid players and manager Carlo Ancelotti.

Mundo Deportivo has now published the conversations between the officials during the match. The VAR assistant told the referee: “Juan, I need you to come and evaluate Andrik’s interference on Aitor Paredes, okay? We’ll send the image later if you confirm offside.”

Martínez Munuera replied: “Okay, I’ll check.”

After reviewing the footage, the conversation continued.

The assistant referee said: “This is the point of contact.”

Martínez Munuera responded: “Okay, reject it, reject it. I want to see if there’s offside, hold on, hold on. Now I need the top rear view.”

The assistant replied: “The top rear view isn’t focused, it’s there, we can use the sky view, the one with zoom.”

Martínez Munuera concluded: “Okay, it’s very close. If there’s interference, I’ll go with offside.”

Ultimately, the referee disallowed the goal based on this decision.