Overview
- Athletic beat Real Sociedad 2–1 at San Mamés when Mikel Berenguer converted a penalty that decided the match.
- Referee Hernández Hernández awarded the penalty after Nico Williams dribbled past defender Aramburu and the VAR team led by Del Cerro Grande declined to call the referee back under the 'clear and obvious error' rule.
- Real Sociedad published a public protest titled 'Un penalti inexistente derrota a la Real' and released VOR ball-chip graphics that the club says show two touches and a larger impact when Aramburu contacted the ball.
- Athletic coach Ernesto Terzic said he felt his side had been favoured despite the club’s overall negative refereeing balance this season, and goalkeeper Unai Simón produced a strong performance that helped secure the win.
- The match result stands and the episode has rekindled debate over the CTA's practice of treating marginal contacts as 'grey' plays and over whether ball telemetry should change when VAR intervenes.