BREAK NEWS: UEFA CONFIRM USE OF VIDEO ASSISTANT REFEREE IN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
VAR will also be used in the 2019 Super Cup and at Euro 2020, as well as in the Europa League from 2020-21 and the 2021 Nations League finals.
The system - used at the 2018 World Cup in Russia - allows referees to review footage of key decisions.
President Aleksander Ceferin said Uefa was "confident" it would have time "to put in place a robust system".
He added it would also provide sufficient time to train match officials to ensure an "efficient and successful implementation of VAR" in "the world's flagship club competition".
VAR was under intense scrutiny at the World Cup, where its use was allowed to clear up incidents around the awarding of goals, penalties, red cards and in cases of mistaken identity.
Australia's A-League was the first top-flight league to use the system in 2017, with Major League Soccer in America soon following.
England's Carabao Cup is using VAR in all fixtures held at Premier League grounds this season.
The addition of video assistant referees (VAR) to next season’s #UCL, and the confirmation of the draw procedure for @UEFAEURO 2020 are two of the main outputs from a busy morning of discussion at a meeting of the #UEFAExCoFull briefing 👇https://t.co/SO9hmUHjMv
— UEFA (@UEFA) September 27, 2018
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