La Liga VAR Summary: Barca benefited the most, Real had the most unfavorables

According to AS, the 2024–25 La Liga season saw a record-breaking 189 VAR interventions, surpassing the previous record of 179 interventions in the 2022–23 season.

This increase is attributed to:

• A higher number of referee errors this season, and

• The debut of semi-automated offside technology, which allowed for more precise (millimeter-level) decisions on offside goals.

Of the 189 interventions:

• 62 were related to goals

• 86 were related to penalties

• 40 were red card decisions

• 1 involved mistaken identity

VAR Decision Distribution (Favorable/Unfavorable):

• Barcelona: 16 favorable, 7 unfavorable

• Real Madrid: 9 favorable, 16 unfavorable

• Atlético Madrid: 8 favorable, 12 unfavorable

• Athletic Bilbao: 13 favorable, 4 unfavorable

• Villarreal: 10 favorable, 15 unfavorable

• Real Betis: 6 favorable, 6 unfavorable

• Celta Vigo: 6 favorable, 11 unfavorable

• Rayo Vallecano: 7 favorable, 7 unfavorable

• Osasuna: 11 favorable, 8 unfavorable

• Mallorca: 5 favorable, 8 unfavorable

• Real Sociedad: 9 favorable, 7 unfavorable

• Valencia: 8 favorable, 4 unfavorable

• Getafe: 9 favorable, 7 unfavorable

• Espanyol: 9 favorable, 6 unfavorable

• Alavés: 8 favorable, 16 unfavorable (tied with Real Madrid)

• Girona: 7 favorable, 9 unfavorable

• Sevilla: 8 favorable, 7 unfavorable

• Leganés: 8 favorable, 8 unfavorable

• Las Palmas: 9 favorable, 7 unfavorable

• Valladolid: 8 favorable, 9 unfavorable