Real Madrid 3-0 Alavés: Karim Benzema offside for goal
Replays showed that Karim Benzema scored Real Madrid's opener against Alavés despite being offside in the build-up to the goal.
Real Madrid had an errant offside decision to thank for Karim Benzema's opening goal in Sunday's LaLiga victory over Deportivo Alavés at the Bernabéu.
With half an hour played, Benzema dropped deep to exchange passes with Dani Carvajal, before continuing into the box and firing in the right-back's cut-back.
However, television replays showed that the Frenchman was in a marginally illegal position when Carvajal played his initial ball to the striker.
Ex-Barcelona director: "If only they had VAR"
Benzema's goal prompted derision from former Barcelona director Toni Freixa, who tweeted: "The @beINSPORTSes commentator only thinks 'it seems' offside."
In a nod to the Video Assistant Referee system most recently trialled by FIFA in Spain's friendly against France on Tuesday, Freixa also quipped: "Ay, if only they had VAR".
Real protect LaLiga top spot with win
Isco and Nacho added second-half goals for Real as Zinedine Zidane's men beat Alavés 3-0 to provisionally move five points clear of Barcelona at the top of LaLiga.
