VAR makes Benoît Bastien reverse penalty decision vs Nice

AS Saint-Étienne hosted OGC Nice in the first leg of the Ligue 1‑Ligue 2 play‑off on Tuesday.

The match remained goalless at the final whistle.

Video assistants intervened to alert referee Benoît Bastien to a potential penalty in the closing stages.

The VAR review prompted Bastien to reconsider his original decision.

Bastien had initially classified the incident as a free‑kick rather than a penalty.

The review highlighted a possible infringement that could have warranted a spot‑kick.

After the VAR check, the decision was changed to a dropped ball after the ball was deemed out of play.

The final score stayed at 0‑0.