UEFA has released a statement to explain why Arsenal had a late penalty overturned in their Champions League semi-final first leg at Atletico Madrid.
Substitute Eberechi Eze initially earned a spot-kick after going down under a challenge from Atletico defender David Hancko after 78 minutes.
Despite contact being made with Eze's foot, the VAR intervened to recommend referee Danny Makkelie review the incident at his on-screen monitor.
After watching multiple replays, Makkelie decided to rule out the penalty-kick, a decision Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta slammed as "completely unacceptable", and the game finished 1-1 ahead of the second leg next Tuesday.
In a brief statement, UEFA explained the decision: "Atleti player, No 17, did not commit a foul on the opponent."
UEFA said upon introduction of the technology that "the VAR team will check all match-changing situations but only intervene for clear and obvious mistakes".
yodcdeios
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If you look at the footage the feet of both players made contact from the same angle no foul there, Aterta bcoz he wants to win at all costs is crying all the time for things that neither here nor there , what a coach shameless
vitinha23
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Thank God the game wasn't officiated by England stupid referees if not they would have been awarded a stupid penalty! Arteta's plan is go in there and start diving! we can see the Atlantico penalty was a very clear fool, Arsenal are doing a different thing!
vitinha23
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The Eze incident yesterday was clear diving!! and the right decision was made, it was a good game the referees did their best! if Arsenal wants to win let them stop diving inside the oppositional box..
motabeikot
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Football is a game of contact. Normal contacts are not deemed as fouls, but malicious ones are called foul
Lambertino
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The only obvious reason UEFA will give is that they just don’t want Arsenal to have a second penalty of the night
faubdimprs
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is not fear
Echee27
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no matter how anyone will say it, this is stamping on his leg. uafa is doing something I don't understand. how in football is this not a yellow card or even red card.
I can see that you're still suffering from the lost, take heart
dehbdiptu
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But if so, then UEFA is one sided decision maker and can never be trusted anymore
Kawceilpr
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foolish talk
jatadmnosu
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Uefa we are have started suspecting you
AbSixers
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Good decision for the VAR
You’ll remain blind forever
hansking
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no matter how anyone will say it, this is stamping on his leg. uafa is doing something I don't understand. how in football is this not a yellow card or even red card.
Babcdimoz
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Good decision for the VAR
rafaeljoel
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Which one is obvious and which one is not yet the contact was visible and even you accepted the contact was there? or just I can't read anymore