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UEFA offer response to Man City penalty shouts in Champions League

  /  autty

There were no clear or obvious officiating mistakes made during Manchester City's win over Dinamo Zagreb, UEFA have advised.

Pep Guardiola was fuming by some of the decisions during the Champions League, earning a yellow card for his protests to the fourth official in the second half.

City fans were left mystified by the decision not to award a penalty when the ball struck Kevin Theophile-Catherine's outstretched arm on the way through to David Silva, who scuffed wide when he should have done better.

Credible claims for a spotkick from Ilkay Gundogan and Sergio Aguero later in the game during the same move were not overturned by VAR, having not initially been given by the referee.

It was unclear on Tuesday night whether the handball incident had been reviewed by the VAR team, with no communication for media, managers or fans inside the stadium. UEFA would not comment on any specific issues from the game but told M.E.N Sport that VAR will check all related incidents in the penalty area but will only intervene for clear and obvious mistakes and the referee has the final say.

That indicates that none of the three claims were deemed strong enough either by the on-field officials or the VAR team to award a penalty, although no explanation was offered as to why.

When PSG defender Presnel Kimpembe was punished last season for handball in the area, giving United a penalty that they would convert to win their last-16 tie - awarded by VAR after the referee had initially signalled a corner - UEFA explained that the defender's "arm was not close to his body".

And a new rule from the International Football Association Board (Ifab) that came into effect from the day of the Champions League final says that a penalty should be given 'if the arms are extended beyond a natural silhouette' regardless of whether it was intentional or not.

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