UEFA President Alexander Cheferin denied the information that starting from the 2018-2019 season it is planned to introduce video replay in the most prestigious European club tournament.

UEFA President Alexander Cheferin believes that the technology is still too "raw" for use in the Champions League.

"I do not know where the information came from that the VAR will be used in the Champions League. We do not intend to introduce this system, "Cheferin began.

"To be honest, I'm not yet sure of its effectiveness. There are many nuances that need to be resolved before you start using VAR. Among other things, you need to decide in which cases you want to review the repeat and who should do it - the main arbiter or special video assistant. At the moment, the fans do not understand until the end that the referee sees, and what is not. The same applies to journalists ".

"We realize that eventually we will have to start using VAR, but this can only be done when all the details have been settled, because the Champions League is a special tournament in which the strongest teams from all over Europe take part," Cheferin concluded. interview with Ekipa.

Recall that today, Dynamo will try to break into the group stage of the Champions League in a match with Ajax. Follow the text online broadcast of the fight on Football. ua. Beginning at 22:00 Kyiv time.