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The referee first booked Leandro Paredes for a challenge on Breel Embolo. Under the expanded mistaken-identity protocol, VAR recommended a review; the Paredes card was removed and Embolo received a second yellow for simulation.
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A mistaken-identity VAR review changed Paredes's booking into Embolo's dismissal.
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The referee first booked Leandro Paredes for a challenge on Breel Embolo. Under the expanded mistaken-identity protocol, VAR recommended a review; the Paredes card was removed and Embolo received a second yellow for simulation.
Paredes's yellow was rescinded. Embolo was booked for simulation and sent off for a second caution.
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