The UEFA Champions League will use Video Assistant Referees ( VAR ) from the round of 16 stage , starting in February . The UEFA Executive Committee had previously decided to use footage from the 2019/20 Champions league play - off stage . But after successful technological testing and training of referees , the referee decided to deploy the video footage innovation earlier than scheduled .
The UEFA Champions League will use Video Assistant Referees (VAR) from the round of 16 stage, beginning in February. The UEFA Executive Committee had previously decided to use VAR from the 2019/20 Champions League play-off stage. But after successful technological testing and training of referees, the committee decided to deploy the video footage innovation earlier than scheduled.