Was there a penalty on Saka during the Arsenal-Bayern Munich match (Champions League)?

If the London public rose as one, Mikel Arteta’s players rushed towards Glenn Nyberg to claim a penalty. While the game continued in the Arsenal camp, without Bukayo Saka remaining on the ground on the other side of the field, the Swedish referee remained with his finger glued to his earpiece for a few seconds and finally whistled the end of the game. the meeting angering the Red and White.

“It looked like a penalty to meunderlined the Gunners’ second scorer Leandro Trossard, speaking to TNT Sports during his return to the locker room. I think there is real contact on this action.” In England, the controversy is starting to swell, media and social networks combined. Former Manchester United defender (2002-2014), Rio Ferdinand did not understand the 23rd man’s decision and made it known in front of the cameras.

“Manuel Neuer lets his leg drag. There must be a penalty. The VAR referees should have asked the central referee to go see the action because the decision he makes is very important in this type of match“, said the star consultant of TNT Sports. Martin Keown, his colleague and former Arsenal defender from the 2004 Invincibles era, went in the same direction. “I find it quite alarming that he didn’t call a penalty.“, he insisted.

For his part, Mikel Arteta preferred not to argue at a press conference: “The decision has been made, we cannot change that. We could have done much better tonight“. Which was not the case for Thomas Tuchel. In fact, the German coach called for a penalty for his team. The cause? On an action in the second half, when the referee whistled for a replay and the goalkeeper from Arsenal David Raya passed the ball to Gabriel, the ex-Lille player used his hand to replace the ball.

“We tell our players that it’s a young mistake, that doesn’t happen in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. It’s a new form of rule, it’s incredible“, railed the former PSG technician. “Ok, it’s a stupid mistake, but it’s clearly a penalty. It’s football, that’s how it is“, also estimated Harry Kane at the microphone of Prime Video. After the controversies, time for recovery before a new explanation of the text in eight days in Bavaria.