Mikel Arteta He appeared before the media after his team’s draw at the Metropolitano and was dissatisfied with the referee’s decisions. Danny Makkelie. The Basque coach complained about the penalty that was annulled against his team after a VAR review.
Party opinion: “A great privilege to play here. Great energy, great atmosphere. We had options, but we were clumsy at the beginning of the second half. We conceded more. We knew we had to go through it. Disappointment with the penalty. I’m very angry with how they didn’t blow the whistle in the other game. It’s impossible to be clearer. Just like they applied in the others… it’s an obvious penalty.”
This was Hancko’s penalty on Eze that the referee annulled after reviewing the VAR
VAR process: “It’s their job, no matter how they do it. I only judge the action and the way it happened”
Furious about the penalty, motivation for the return: “We are in this position. It is something that is changing. We have invested a lot and these things cannot happen”
Decisions: “It is the club that has to decide what to do. They have not whistled for it”
Gyokeres performance: “He had a very good first half. He did well, that penalty was scored. You have to give him credit but there are many things that need to be done much better”
Atlético de Madrid 1-1 Arsenal Champions League Summary
More strength of the referee before the penalty: “The decision is very clear. These are the rules. The players have to accept when the decisions go against them”
More about the penalty: “Yesterday there were two. I accept it. In the Premier the handball is not a penalty. You accept it because there is a criterion. I don’t understand the other thing, that I have to review it 13 times to remove the penalty”
Happy with the tie at one: “It is a privilege to play here, the energy is impressive. There are moments in which we have been superior, then 15 minutes in the second half when we were not good due to their merit or our demerit”
