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The situation where Arsenal were not awarded a penalty. |
In the 80th minute of the match at Metropolitano, Eberechi Eze fell in the penalty area after a challenge from David Hancko. Initially, referee Danny Makkelie pointed to the penalty spot, but after consulting slow-motion video , the Dutch referee reversed his decision.
Footage from the sideline screen showed Eze pushing the ball away before Hancko kicked him in the leg. However, referee Makkelie still did not allow the visitors to take the advantage.
On its homepage, UEFA only displayed a brief statement: "Atletico Madrid's number 17 did not commit a foul against the opponent."
The referee's decision angered Arsenal fans. "It was a robbery," one fan commented. "We would have won if the referee hadn't made that mistake," a second said. A third fan echoed this sentiment: "The contact was so obvious, but I don't understand why the referee ignored it."
Despite not securing a victory, Arsenal managed to preserve their 1-1 draw, extending their unbeaten run in this season's Champions League to 13 matches. The last time they achieved this, the Gunners reached the final of Europe's most prestigious cup competition.
In the second leg, the chances are evenly split between Atletico and Arsenal. "What we did in the second half was very good. That's the right direction. Atletico will try to maintain this in the match at Emirates," Antoine Griezmann shared.
Meanwhile, Viktor Gyokeres said: "In the first half, Arsenal controlled the game quite well and had a couple of scoring opportunities and took advantage of one of them. In the second half, they started much better. But overall, it was a difficult game."
Source: https://znews.vn/cdv-arsenal-phan-no-voi-trong-tai-post1647645.html
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