Diego Simeone, the manager of Atletico Madrid, has his own grievances over the penalty dispute that marred the Spanish team’s Champions League match against Arsenal. At the Metropolitano on Wednesday night, three spot kicks were given out.
In the first, the Premier League team was given a penalty when the Swedish striker, Viktor Gyokeres, was brought down. Julian Alvarez scored from 12 yards after what seemed to be a handball from Ben White, giving Atleti their own.
As David Hancko stood on Eberechi Eze’s foot, Arsenal believed they had been awarded their second penalty of the match. However, after viewing many replays at the VAR booth, referee Danny Makkelie had second thoughts.
Mikel Arteta, the manager of Arsenal, was furious at such choice. “Well, after going into the dressing room and speaking to the boys and understanding and watching the penalty incident for the second one, getting it overturned, I’m extremely disappointed and annoyed because it was against the rules and I don’t understand it,” the Spaniard stated following the game. It is really upsetting since it alters the outcome of the tie.
Simeone complains about Arsenal decision after Atletico Madrid draw
Simeone responded, “In my opinion, the first penalty involved contact from behind; the player anticipated the contact and went down,” when questioned about Gyokeres’ penalty call in the first half. “You need a penalty that is really a penalty in the Champions League semifinals.”
The referee recognised that it was. Because it wasn’t a handball at first, he was able to understand that it was a penalty on the other time owing to VAR. Similarly, in the second case, it wasn’t a penalty because of VAR. “VAR can give you the benefit of the doubt, or it can take it away.”
In the meantime, Arteta said that Arsenal was “fuming” by the decision to reverse Eze’s penalty claim during the second half. “The choice and what transpires for a while.” “It’s clearer than that; the referee has to watch it thirteen times,” Arteta stated.
We are all furious about that, but it’s not doable. Arteta responded, “That has nothing to do with that,” when asked if Atletico’s fervent fanbase and coaching staff influenced the choice. “Ebs is a clear and very obvious penalty,” they stated at the start of the season. That’s all.
