In football, penalty decisions can be controversial and inconsistent, as demonstrated by the Champions League match between Arsenal and Atletico Madrid where multiple penalty calls were debated by commentators, highlighting the subjective nature of referee decisions and the challenges of maintaining consistent application of rules across different situations.
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"THAT IS SICKENING!" Live Reaction as Arsenal Draw to Atletico Madrid Amidst PENALTY DRAMA!Added:
Guys, hit it. Come on.
>> Wait. We need to score first. We need to score first. WE NEED TO SCORE FIRST.
I'VE GOT A PENALTY after 42 minutes. The ball gets played into the box. Victor Yokates was going to get a shot away.
Gets his back into the defender.
Defender comes through the back of him, knocks him to the floor. I think that was aggressive and wrecked from the defender. And I think that's a penalty kick.
>> 100%.
>> The referee had no choice there. He's bundled into the back of your career.
Great play from Victor. Yeah, to be fair, it's a good point. The replay will be interesting here because I think he gets a shot.
>> Ball comes into Mendy, plays a lovely flick into Odigard, who plays a good ball back to Zubendy who then works it to Yare and the number 17 there. He just pushed him to the floor, doesn't he?
>> That's silly. He's the wrong Yeah. No, do you know what? It's not a red card.
You're tempting fate. It's not definitely not a red card. You're tempting fate if you don't do that.
>> Hano gets wrong side of him. Yokarez gets the ball to fe. And I think when you get the wrong side and you got a couple of arms, it's a push there.
>> Yeah, see the wrong side. I'm h I'm happy United but he's defensively.
>> No, you're going to do that if you're Simeone. We don't know what angry >> only trying to tell the fourth official that Yarez almost arches back into >> I think Y I think it's good the forward players make sure he gets between ball and player >> as you said the defender is the wrong side. He's got a bit too touchyfey. He's tempted fate. Don't give the ref a decision to make. And >> you don't want to get too touchy feely, do you?
>> You don't want to get too touchy feely in a in a semi-finals. You've tempted fate. It's a penalty and the game might be flipped on its head. Um, penalty for Arsenal confirmed and I think rightly so. Good play though. That's what I meant. It was better, quicker, one-touch football. Odigard Zubie gets it to Yokarez who gets his body.
>> Sam central. It came through through the middle.
>> But why I thought that was better is it was quicker and it's going to be Victor Yokarez for Arsenal.
>> Come on Vic.
>> Can Victor Yokare lead in a Champions League semiinal? Yanoblack awaits in goal right before Halime.
>> Come on son.
>> YOKAREZ STEPS UP.
NEVER IN DOUBT. BIG CHAMPIONS LEAGUE NIGHTS. HE WON THE PENALTY. He scored the penalty. Glockarez in jeans. Love it.
>> Great penalty.
>> Great penalty. Goes back right the right way. But he hits it with pace with power into the bottom corner. There's some good limbs and that away.
>> Let's go. N >> Sam, my boy, I said we need to sign him in the summer. These are the moments.
This is what we signed him for. I was never in doubt. CJ said, "Wait, let's see the penalty." Vicky Okarez probably top two penalty takers in the world at the minute. Look at this penalty.
Seriously, my number 14.
>> Get your masks out. Get your mask out.
>> And you know what? Yarez, you take all the glory. I'm happy to be a goal up again. We need to be wary because now the Athletico Madrid atmosphere even though it was on fire, it's going to turn up a couple more decibels. We deserve that. I have to credit Zubendy and Odgard in the buildup. Cute play from Yarez to win the pen. Put the ball in the back of the net. Let's see what's going on. and he's got five goals in 11 matches. Since the turn of the year, he's probably found his most comfortable patch at Arsenal. Long may it continue.
>> Let's go Madrid nil. Arsenal one. Victor Yokarez scoring from the penalty spot.
>> Yeah, let's go Madrid players are surrounding the referee here. Corner got played to Lorente outside the box who has a shot. All the Madrid players are appealing for a uh and even Lorente there.
>> Are we saying h ball? Lorente shot outside the box.
So it comes off Ben White's left hand, but his left hand is completely in a natural position, isn't it?
>> I mean, >> what's he supposed to do if they >> Can you disconnect your arm and take what is he supposed to do?
>> Ben White's left arm is literally in the most natural position you are ever likely to see.
>> I've seen going in the back of the net.
It's not going to score. Please, Leon do anything silly here.
>> Listen, if I'm athletic, >> you know, we saw that dodgy one last night, didn't we?
>> Exactly. If I'm athletic Madrid, I DEFINITELY WANT THAT. YEAH, >> IT'S GOING TO BE GIVEN. THAT'S THAT IS DO YOU KNOW IT IS >> IT CAN'T BE A PENALTY.
>> THAT'S AWFUL MATE. That is >> can't be a penalty can it?
>> What's he supposed to do about that? He d the rest can no bottle it. He's scared. He's away from home. Rightly so.
Athletico, you've earned your luck.
Appreciate you lot for that. Ben White, there's nothing you can do. You can't disconnect your hands.
>> No, but that's the problem. In the Premier League, that will get given as a penalty. In the Premier League, they don't give it. He's going to give it. Of course, he's going to give it. Look.
Yeah, he's giving it. That is a shambles. That is an absolute shambles.
UA need to change that rule. They need to change the rule. You >> know what though? Like one one.
>> What? I'm just not sure where we're going with this with this hand.
>> It's Europe. It's Europe.
>> No, I know. I'm aware of it. I know >> the shot. I'm sorry. So he he plays a corner out to Lorente whose first time volley is going completely wide. Ben White's left arm is in the most natural position down by his side. It's hit his hand. He's not stopping going in the back of the net. He's not trying to get in the way of it. And I know the rules are different in the Champions League, but I'm sorry. We cannot live in a world where you get a penalty kick for that.
And the chance to score from 12 yards out. I'm not an Arsenal fan. This this nonsense.
It drives me absolutely insane.
>> You still get you still get mad about this as as peed off as I am. I see this all the time, boys. I'm not mad at you.
This is control last night. I know why he's given that. I didn't like last but I don't like but I'm sorry. So, let me just wait and see see this penalty get scored. I'll go on another rant here.
Julian Alvarez has got a penalty kick.
Let's go Madrid.
>> No, he's bagging, man. Players in goal.
Go on.
>> Is he going to equalize? He does equalize. Stand still. Don't worry about that. Don't worry about that.
>> You know what? So, again, just to clarify, corner gets played to the edge of the box. That shot right is clearly going wide. And you're telling me the player gets given a reward for a penalty kick even though Ben White's arm like if it was going in the back of it's not it's not going in his arm. What is he supposed to do with his arm in his hand?
>> Sam I gave up trying to understand why the decisions are made.
>> I can't believe I can't be boing about this.
>> No, no, NO. BECAUSE YOU BECAUSE WE'RE ARSENAL FANS. WE DON'T want to do this whole refereeing thing. We've seen this time after time after time. As you said, at least the one thing I'll give the refs, they're being consistent.
Scandalous penalty yesterday, scandalous penalty today. I'm not mad at my boys.
control the controllables. You can't control that. Ben White, I'm not sure what what they expect you to do with your hand. I'm It's scandalous. It's scandalous. Great penalty from Julian Alvarez. If I was Athletico, obviously I'd be making noise to get that penalty.
Fair enough. Boys, switch on now. Nil nils. Game on. That's going to energize them. Scandalous.
>> What they what they Arsenal players, they can't get their heads down about this. They need to pick up. They can't feel like they've been in had enough.
There's nothing you can do. Just play your game, keep going. But >> it comes from a set piece, doesn't it?
Like it's just one of them awkward.
There's a lot of bodies in the box. I actually just You're right though, Sam.
That is a disgrace. That is a disgrace.
>> What's he supposed to DO WITH HIS HAND?
CAN you Can you take your arm? Can you take your arm and disconnect it?
Seriously. Like, let me try like I don't I don't know. I >> decision in the Champs League is so harsh. Where is Ben White supposed to put his arm there?
>> No, it's all SERIOUSLY PENALTY.
IT'S A PEN. LET'S GO.
>> ALL RIGHT, REF. I LIKE you to the barbecue.
>> Hey. Hey. Big up the ref. Big up the ref separately out of absolutely nowhere.
The ball gets played infield to Eberz and Ez does so well to get in front of the Atletico Madrid player. Gets the ball first. He gets clipped. He goes down. I think the Alleti player was late and it's a penalty for Arsenal.
>> Oh, Sam yellow card. Sam, I think Saka takes this. Yok's off the pitch.
>> I think it's on Saka.
>> I get nervous whenever Saka takes a penalty.
>> I think it's reckless from Hango. I think ball comes into the box. Eza gets there first. And let's have a look at a replay. See if there's a touch on the ball. But it look like Eza does well to to get in front of that ball first.
>> Yeah. Yeah. No, that's that's the best play we've seen from EZ so far, man.
>> Yeah. I think it's a pen.
>> It's a pen, man. It's a classic pen.
>> Let me see that again.
>> Ez's done the smart thing. Look, foot in.
>> Genius. Great. Brilliant.
>> Quick ball into gets there for the defender. Hanko's a little bit late and he catches. Yeah. Yeah.
>> Good play.
>> Who was who was criticizing the Saka subs? They must really be deluded, man.
making a difference at the moment.
>> This field has come out of literally nowhere. There's that kind of ball into the box and that opportunity like that.
>> That's that's that's what you got to do.
>> Third penalty of the game by the way. Um there is a check going on at the moment.
I for me I think it's a >> ref. Look what he's doing. There's a sportsmanship. He's dirt. He's messing up the the penalty spot. Stop talking to him. Who cares what he's got to say?
It's been given.
>> Ro I reckon gets the ball first. Tiny bit of contact. Enough for a penalty.
>> Sam, it's it's soft, isn't it? I mean, he's got his hand on his penalty in your opinion. It's a penalty for me easily.
Especially if you're giving the YareZ one.
>> If you're giving the Yarez one, he stood on his >> No, it's consistent with the two he's given. Oh, it's going to be ruled out.
>> We The referee is still talking to his friend somewhere.
>> I can't, mate. Honestly, it's it's you know, I don't want to start accusing anyone of anything, man. Just >> Is there enough contact? Cuz there's definitely contact. Eza definitely gets there first. Is there enough contact for that to warrant a foul? Damn, he st he's if he doesn't stand on his foot, EZ carries on. You You've We've all played football. When someone stands on your foot, it hurts. It's not It's not like a >> blood on a sock. He's wearing the white kind of socks. Bloody day. Yeah, man.
>> I saw it. Thought it was in a home kick.
You know what I mean?
>> The referee is still talking to his fellow.
>> Oh, mate. Referee's going over having a look.
>> Nah, honestly, this is great.
>> Really?
>> Sam, have a word.
>> Really? Honestly, Sam, is it a pen? What do you think? For me, I think it's a pen. I think ball comes into the box.
Eza gets there first. He catches him.
>> Come on, Re.
>> Oh my goodness.
>> But what's not a penalty? THAT'S NOT EVEN THE RIGHT ANGLE.
>> Can't lie. It does look like he's knocked the ball and then been fouled.
But isolated with what we've seen in the Champions League this season.
>> With what I've seen in Champions League this season, 100% 100%.
>> Look, even the ref the referee knows.
The referee's trying to justify it not being a pen. That's what he's doing. The referee knows it's a pen. That's why he stood there. It doesn't take >> This has shown he can be swayed. He didn't give the pen last time and then the V to look at it.
>> CJ, look how many angles they're showing. The >> fact the fact this is the fact the pen got given 6 minutes ago, 5 minutes ago, we're still sitting there talking about it. Shows it might not be. I think Eza gets there first and I think he catches it.
>> He's bottled it. He's scared, man. He's remembering he's going to rule it out.
>> Referee comes over. Referee is going to overturn it, isn't he? No penalty. Oh my goodness me. BIG MOMENT.
BIG BIG MOMENTS, >> BOYS. Let's go, man. Let's go, man.
Let's go, man. Let's go. Let's go.
That's sickening. That is sickening.
Look, Sam, like you said, it's it's not the most like nailed on pen. It's not the most bait penalty, but he he he stands on his foot, >> bro.
>> OH MY GOODNESS.
>> OH, I CANNOT BELIEVE THE REFEREE'S RIGHT THERE.
>> YOU'RE RIGHT. YEAH. And you're doubting yourself. You're not a proper referee, man. and you're being instructed by someone else. You're never going to get >> You see that Trosard looking referee?
I'm telling you, he never Why is he REFEREE IN THE SEMIINAL?
>> WHAT I would say is I think Ez's very clever first. He probably is looking to go over. I've just shown you a still shot of a picture >> and for me it looks like I think there's contact there.
>> Sam, do you know like CJ said football's gone work and it's all of this? when you're giving penalties for Ben White's undetachable ass being on his body, but then you're not given penalties for that.
>> And yesterday >> Yeah. It's just uh that's that's not good.
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