UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin confirmed the decision following their Congress in Slovakia's capital city Bratislava.

"Fans see the VAR screen all the time, but nobody knows how it works," he said, according to the BBC.

"We will not use it in the Champions League next season.

"For me, it might be a good project, but we shouldn't rush it."

Several of Europe's top divisions have been trialling the use of VAR throughout the season, with differing levels of success.

VAR can only be used to determine whether there is a goal or not, a penalty or no penalty, straight red cards or incidents of mistaken identity.

The International Football Association Board (IFAB), which rules on the game's laws, is due to meet on Saturday (March 3) to discuss the use of VAR.

Last month, IFAB claimed experiments with VAR have proved "positive and encouraging", but said a decision on its future use would be made in March.

Any approval on Saturday will pave the way for VAR to be used at this year's FIFA World Cup in Russia in June and July.

The IFAB claimed analysis had found that the average accuracy of the reviewable categories was 93 per cent before the experiments, rising to 98.9 per cent with VAR.

More than half of the checks were for penalty incidents and goals, with an average of less than five uses per match.

It was found that VAR had a positive impact in eight per cent of matches, with an average of one clear and obvious error in every three games.

Of the competitive matches featuring the technology, 68.8 per cent were found to have required no review.

Concerns have been raised over the time taken to use VAR, with critics claiming it could reduce the flow of matches.

The use of the technology has also prompted criticism, with claims that fans in stadiums are not provided with adequate information regarding decisions.

FIFA has consistently lauded the benefits of VAR, however, and is keen to introduce it at the World Cup.

This could be approved at the IFAB meeting, which will be chaired by FIFA President Gianni Infantino.

FIFA are reportedly set to enter discussions with sponsors, should the use of VAR at the World Cup be approved.

UEFA's decision not to use VAR next season's Champions League, their flagship club competition, represents a blow to FIFA's hopes.