Mikel Arteta was \u2018very angry\u2019 about the decision not to give the spot kick<\/a>, while Atletico\u2019s players were unanimous in declaring<\/a> that the referee had got the call right. Diego Simeone preferred to shift the focus to Arsenal\u2019s first penalty, believing that it was not sufficient for a penalty. Meanwhile Declan Rice claimed that the Metropolitano had had an impact on the VAR officials in Switzerland.<\/p>\n \u201cI think the fans provoked the decision and changed the referee\u2019s mind\u201d. pic.twitter.com\/O9n1QedOcc<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) April 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \n Defender Piero Hincapie did not place emphasis on the impact of the Metropolitano, but he had little doubt in declaring that it was a clear error from the referee.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a bit\u2026 The penalty they didn\u2019t give, it was very clear. And that\u2019s it, positive result,\u201d Hincapie told Movistar<\/a>+, clearly frustrated.<\/p>\n “It’s a bit\u2026 The penalty they didn’t give, it was very clear. And that’s it, positive result.”<\/p>\n “Yes, clearly the referee made a mistake. It was a very clear penalty, but we continue, and we hope they go our way on other occasions.”<\/p>\n \u2014 Football Espa\u00f1a (@footballespana_) April 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u201cYes, clearly the referee made a mistake. It was a very clear penalty, but we continue, and we hope they go our way on other occasions.\u201d<\/p>\n Forward Viktor Gyokeres also spoke to the media after the game, telling TNT Sports that they did well in the first half but lost control in the second.<\/p>\n \u201cI think in think in the first half, we controlled the game quite well, and we had a few good opportunities to score. We managed to score one, to get the goal, and then in the second half they started much better. They got a goal eventually, and towards the end we got a few ok chances, but it\u2019s a tough game, we knew it would be a tough place to come.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt looks like there was contact, but it\u2019s their decision.\u201d Viktor Gyokeres reacts to the overturned penalty.<\/p>\n Watch live on TNT Sports and HBO Max pic.twitter.com\/cEDqy0tPDD<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) April 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n He too was a little miffed at the decision not to give Eze a penalty.<\/p>\n \u201cI didn\u2019t see theirs, so difficult to say, but yeah, it\u2019s football. I don\u2019t know why they turned [Eze\u2019s appeal] down, it looks like there\u2019s contact, but it\u2019s their decision.\u201d<\/p>\n In terms of Arsenal\u2019s response to Atletico Madrid\u2019s strong start in the second half, Gyokeres felt that the Emirates will be a different game.<\/p>\n \n \u201cYeah, it was not very easy. Of course they have the crowd here. We always try to play and get the momentum back that we had in the first half, and got it back a bit late on, but it\u2019s a tough second half. We know it will be different with our fans in the second leg, and we know we have to do our job, be at our best, and it\u2019s going to be a good game at home.\u201d<\/p>\n The second leg kicks off at 21:00 CEST in London next Tuesday. Los Colchoneros are looking to make their fourth ever final, while both sides are seeking their first ever victory in the competition.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The post ‘The referee clearly made a mistake’ – Arsenal players fume over penalty decision against Atletico Madrid<\/a> appeared first on Football Espa\u00f1a<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Arsenal were furious after they were not awarded a penalty against Atletico Madrid in the second half of their Champions League semi-final first…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6205,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/piquant-burotic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6203"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/piquant-burotic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/piquant-burotic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/piquant-burotic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/piquant-burotic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6203"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/piquant-burotic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6203\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6204,"href":"http:\/\/piquant-burotic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6203\/revisions\/6204"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/piquant-burotic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/piquant-burotic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/piquant-burotic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/piquant-burotic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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Declan Rice: \u201cEberechi Eze\u2019s one is a clear penalty. I don\u2019t know how that\u2019s not been given\u201d.<\/p>\nPiero Hincapie: \u2018It\u2019s a very clear mistake\u2019<\/h2>\n
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