Diego Carlos has voiced his opinion on the contentious VAR decision that left Chelsea feeling aggrieved after their match at Villa Park ended in a draw on Saturday evening.

The encounter between Aston Villa and Chelsea concluded with a 2-2 scoreline, despite Villa initially holding a two-goal lead. Morgan Rogers amplified Villa's lead before half-time following Marc Cucurella's own goal. However, Villa's control slipped away just after the hour mark as Noni Madueke and Conor Gallagher brought the Blues back level.

Emi Martinez also had to be substituted at the interval due to a hamstring issue, with Robin Olsen stepping in and pulling off a remarkable save to deny Cole Palmer. Later, Chelsea believed they had clinched a dramatic late winner during stoppage time.

After a corner kick, Axel Disasi's header hit the crossbar and crossed the line after bouncing off Olsen, but the VAR team disallowed the goal, citing a foul on Carlos inside the penalty area. Despite being shoved in the back by Benoit Badiashile, which hindered him before the Chelsea player set up Disasi for the header, the VAR call has sparked debate across social platforms.

Carlos weighed in on the discussion, responding to Match of the Day's Instagram post that questioned: "Right decision? A last-gasp Chelsea winner was ruled out because of a foul by Benoit Badiashile." The Villa centre-back made his stance clear, saying: "If that wasn't a foul, I don't know what was!"

Speaking about the decision, Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino said: "Me and you and everyone in the stadium watching the game.

"They didn't see a foul on the pitch and then VAR changed the decision of the referee. For me, that was a normal challenge. The decision was there and that is it.

"For me, it [VAR technology] has damaged a little bit the Premier League and English football. If we want to be the best league in the world, it should be protecting the spectacle and the decision.

"At Wembley, for handball was a penalty against Manchester City and the referee didn't check and the VAR didn't advise the referee to see the incident. [It has] Damaged myself, damaged my team, my players, my fans.

"We are a young team. The performance was good. I'm so happy with the reaction."

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