VAR ‘madness’ in Germany as penalty is awarded at half-time - how Twitter reacted

Mainz and Freiburg players were called back from the dressing rooms during the Bundesliga clash

VAR half-time penalty Mainz Freiburg Bundesliga Germany Guido Winkmann
Freiburg players dispute the VAR half-time penalty awarded to Mainz by referee Guido Winkmann
(Image credit: Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty Images)

‘Chaos’, ‘madness’ and ‘bizarre’ - that’s just three of the words used to describe the scenes when a penalty was awarded at half-time during last night’s Bundesliga clash between Mainz and Freiburg.

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