VAR 'right to overturn' Arsenal penalty - pundits join debate
BBC Radio 5 Live's Euro Leagues podcast has been unpacking the incident-packed Champions League semi-final first leg between Arsenal and Atletico Madrid, with a particular focus on the "dubious process" that led up to Eberechi Eze's overturned penalty. The substitute thought he had won the Gunners a second penalty late on when he appeared to beat David Hancko to the ball inside the area, but the decision was overturned following a VAR check. "If I'm being honest, I really didn't see much contact," said French football journalist Julien Laurens.
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