UEFA has announced (VAR) will be used in the Champions League from next season

Posted: Sep 19, 2018

Video assistant referee (VAR) technology will be used in the Champions League from next season, UEFA has announced.

As well as being brought in from the play-off stage of European club football's premier competition, VAR will also be used in the 2020 European Championship, next year's UEFA Super Cup and in the Europa League from the 2020-21 season.

In addition, it will be used in the finals of the new Nations League competition from 2021.

The decision follows the introduction of VAR at this summer's world cup in Russia, which was largely deemed to be a success.

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said: "We're confident that introducing VAR in August 2019 will give us enough time to put in place a robust system and to train match officials to ensure an efficient, successful implementation of VAR in the UEFA Champions League, the world's flagship club competition."