A Tale of Three Penalties as Atletico and Arsenal Draw
Arsenal kept alive their first Champions League final bid in 20 years after two VAR reviews shaped a tense draw in Madrid.
- Arsenal drew 1-1 with Atletico Madrid in Spain on Wednesday during the first leg of their Champions League semi-final, leaving the tie finely balanced ahead of next week's return match at the Emirates Stadium.
- Viktor Gyokeres fired Arsenal ahead with a 44th-minute penalty after being fouled by David Hancko, but Julian Alvarez equalised for Atletico in the 56th minute following a VAR review that penalized Ben White for handball.
- Referee Danny Makkelie overturned a decision to award Arsenal a second penalty after reviewing footage of Eberechi Eze being challenged by Hancko, watching at least a dozen replays before chalking off the spot-kick.
- Arsenal now turns attention to Saturday's home match against Fulham while fending off Manchester City's challenge to secure their first Premier League title in 22 years.
- Despite the contentious draw, Arsenal's bid for a first Champions League final in 20 years remains alive as Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone prepares his squad for the decisive return leg in London.
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Too easy, as almost always with Atlético through. Of the three penalties that marked the night, the whistle indicated just those of Arsenal and stopped indicating just that of Atlético. Casuality, surely. He measured the technology to review two of those actions, and he was still short, leaving the joy of Makkelie in a well. It will not be for him that there is still semifinal, although still the prize in the form of a draw is scarce for a team,…
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