FCSB were knocked out by Nordsjaelland in the third round of the Conference League preliminary tournament, but the Danes will take part in the play-offs under the Romanian VAR system.

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The VAR system in the Super League in the match between Partizan Belgrade and Nordsjælland

UEFA asked the Romanian Football Federation for a VAR machine and three technical assistants for the match between “Partizan” Belgrade and “Nordschelland”.

“At the request of UEFA, the VAR machine, which provides video refereeing services in Romania, will be present at the match between Partizan Belgrade and Nordsjaelland in the Conference League play-offs.

The Danes won the round with a score of 5:0. The return match is scheduled for Thursday, August 31, from 10:00 p.m. This will be the first match outside of Romania where UEFA uses the Romanian VAR service.

3 technicians from Romania who will be working with the VAR equipment for tomorrow night’s match have also traveled to Belgrade.” – reported the FRF in the application.

After beating FCSB 2-0 on aggregate, Nordsjaelland took a big step forward in the Conference League groups by winning their round-robin match against Partizan Belgrade 5-0.