{"id":8552,"date":"2026-04-30T02:09:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T02:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=8552"},"modified":"2026-04-30T02:09:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T02:09:57","slug":"diego-simeone-complains-about-arsenal-decision-after-atletico-madrid-draw-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=8552","title":{"rendered":"Diego Simeone complains about Arsenal decision after Atletico Madrid draw | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Diego Simeone has questioned Arsenal\u2019s penalty decision after their 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid (UEFA via Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Diego Simeone was unhappy with Arsenal\u2019s penalty decision after Atletico Madrid\u2019s 1-1 draw in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Viktor Gyokeres put Arsenal in front from the penalty spot late in the first half after he was barged over in the box by Atletico centre-back David Hancko.<\/p>\n

Atletico were then awarded a penalty of their own in the second half after the ball struck Ben White\u2019s hand from Marcos Llorente\u2019s shot, and Julian Alvarez stepped up to equalise for Simeone\u2019s side.<\/p>\n

Arsenal felt they had a second penalty when Hancko mistimed an interception and stood on Eberechi Eze\u2019s foot, however, Dutch referee Danny Makkelie reversed his initial decision after watching several replays on the VAR screen.<\/p>\n

When asked about Gyokeres\u2019 penalty decision in the first half, Simeone said: \u2018In my opinion, the first penalty involved contact from behind, the player anticipated the contact and went down.<\/p>\n

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Viktor Gyokeres was barged over by David Hancko inside Atletico\u2019s penalty area (AFP via Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018In Champions League semi-finals, you need a penalty that is truly a penalty.<\/p>\n

\u2018The referee understood that it was. On the other occasion, thanks to VAR, he understood that it was a penalty because initially it wasn\u2019t a handball, and then, in the second instance, also thanks to VAR, it wasn\u2019t a penalty.<\/p>\n

\u2018VAR sometimes gives you the benefit of the doubt and sometimes it takes it away.\u2019<\/p>\n

Arteta, meanwhile, admitted Arsenal were \u2018fuming\u2019 with the decision to overturn Eze\u2019s penalty claim in the second half.<\/p>\n

\u2018The decision and then what happens for a period of time. The referee has to watch it 13 times, it\u2019s clearer than that,\u2019 Arteta said.<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s impossible, and yeah, we are all fuming about it.<\/p>\n

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Mikel Arteta said Arsenal were \u2018fuming\u2019 with their overturned penalty decision (AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Asked if Atletico\u2019s supporters and animated coaching staff had an impact on the decision, Arteta replied: \u2018That has nothing to do with that.<\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019m sure they are very well aware of what the reaction is going to be. It\u2019s normal, that reaction, we need to apply the rules.<\/p>\n

\u2018The same thing that I\u2019m saying, that they applied the rules on Ben White\u2019s penalty, that is difficult to accept, but it is a penalty with a handbook.<\/p>\n

\u2018And what they said at the beginning of the season, Ebs is a clear and very obvious penalty. That\u2019s it.\u2019<\/p>\n

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