Unai Emery states that PSG would've beaten Barcelona if VAR was active

Unai Emery and the rest of his PSG stars looked on in horror as Sergi Roberto latched onto Neymar's cross in the 95th minute of the second leg in Paris to score the winning goal. PSG succumbed to a horrific 1-6 loss to Barcelona, a result which ended their run in the competition despite a four-goal advantage heading into the second leg. Former PSG and Arsenal coach - Unai Emery - believes things would have been different back in 2017 had VAR been used in the Barcelona vs PSG UEFA Champions League tie. Also Read | Troy Parrott: All you need to know about the 18-year-old Tottenham Hotspur's prodigy Unai Emery takes a dig at Arsenal squad "Arsenal was on a downward slope for two years before I arrived. We stopped this fall and even began to rebuild. Some stars did not have a good attitude and asked for more than what they were giving back." - Unai Emery pic.twitter.com/sBaK8cNbUR — AFTV (@AFTVMedia) February 11, 2020 Also Read | Cristiano Ronaldo thought he would be a 'fisherman' in Madeira by the age of 35 Unai Emery opens up Barcelona vs PSG Champions League encounter In a recent interview with AS, Unair Emery claimed that things would things would have been different in the Barcelona vs PSG second leg had VAR. Unai Emery said, "I won Ligue 1, four domestic Cups and two Super Cups. The objective though, was to win the Champions League. In my first season (2017), we put in a superb first leg against Barcelona, but in the return leg, we were knocked out because VAR didn't exist at the time. We were clearly eliminated because of refereeing decisions. The following season, against Real Madrid, we lost to a team who had made history by winning the Champions League three years running, and there were also refereeing discrepancies in that tie." Also Read | Erling Haaland gulps mysterious drink on Dortmund bench, gives disgusted expression: Watch Also Read | Odion Ighalo gives away lucrative wages in China to sign for dream club Manchester Unai Emery heaps praise on PSG stars - Neymar and Kylian Mbappe 🗣 "Contrary to what some people think, Neymar is easy to coach. He loves football and he has a good heart. He still has the opportunity to become number one. After that, it'll be Mbappé. -Unai Emery pic.twitter.com/u7LncZ66Ka — PurelyFootball UK (@PurelyFootball) February 10, 2020 Also Read | Cristiano Ronaldo's gigantic car collection consists of everything from Ferraris to Audis

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Unai Emery states that PSG would've beaten Barcelona if VAR was active

Former PSG coach - Unai Emery - claimed that his side would have definitely beaten Barcelona had VAR been active in the UEFA Champions League back in 2017.

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