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