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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta criticized the decision to overturn a penalty against Atletico Madrid, calling it 'unacceptable.' The match ended in a 1-1 draw, with the second leg set for next week at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium.
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta called it āunacceptableā and said it was a moment that changed the course of his team's Champions League semifinal against Atletico Madrid. Meanwhile, Atletico coach Diego Simeone's antics while referee Danny Makkelie studied the sideline monitor at the Metropolitano stadium came under scrutiny Wednesday. In a white-hot atmosphere and the score locked at 1-1 in Madrid, the Dutch official opted to overturn a second-half penalty awarded to Arsenal when substitute Eberechi Eze went down under a challenge from David Hancko. āThe whole sequence tells the story. I mean itās a clear contact,ā Arteta told TNT Sports. āAt this level itās completely unacceptable.ā The game ended 1-1 with the second leg taking place at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium next week. Arteta said Makkelie had reviewed the penalty incident 13 times before deciding to overturn his decision. Soccer's rules state decisions should not be changed unless there is a āclear and obvious error." āYou make that decision, you cannot overturn that decision when you have to look at it 13 times,ā Arteta added. UEFA said the penalty was ruled out because no foul had been committed, despite replays showing clear contact between Hancko and Eze. TNT Sports panelists Steven Gerrard, Martin Keown and Steve McManaman also disagreed with Makkelie's decision to overturn the penalty. But they also pointed to Simeone's reaction on the sideline while the official reviewed the video. āAs the refereeās coming over, before heās even looked at the screen, Simeoneās in his face, heās waving his arms,ā said Gerrard, the Liverpool great. āThen heās in his ear when heās at the screen. Itās a performance and heās the best at doing it.ā McManaman, who played for Atletico city rival Real Madrid, said of Simeone: āHis performance was terrible and thatās why people donāt like the dark arts, donāt like Atletico Madrid.ā Earlier in the game, Simeone and Atletico players complained about the penalty call that went against their team late in the first half. Viktor Gyƶkeres put Arsenal ahead by converting a 44th-minute penalty kick. equalized for Atletico ā also from the penalty spot ā in the 56th. \\_ James Robson is at \\_ AP soccer:
Arteta deemed the decision unacceptable because he believed there was clear contact in the penalty incident, which was reviewed 13 times before being overturned.
The match ended in a 1-1 draw, with Arsenal's Viktor Gyƶkeres and Atletico's JuliƔn Alvarez both scoring from the penalty spot.
Simeone's animated reactions and presence near the referee during the video review were scrutinized, as he appeared to pressure the official before the penalty was overturned.
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