🗞️ Between Atlético faith and London fury, here are the front pages

Sport and Mundo Deportivo, although they also devote space to Barça news and Raphinha’s future, give a prominent place to Julián Álvarez’s "Golden Goal." They agree that the Argentine’s penalty goal keeps Atlético "alive" and stress that the team showed up throughout.

The complaints from England: VAR under the spotlight

If there is hope in Spain, the feeling in the United Kingdom is one of outrage. The British press wasted no time in pointing to VAR as the reason Arsenal failed to take a historic victory from Madrid.

The Daily Telegraph is the most blunt with its headline: "It's a step too VAR", claiming Arsenal were "robbed" after a penalty on Eberechi Eze was overturned following a lengthy video review.

Star Sport uses a biting pun: "PENS AND NEEDLES," referring to the tension of penalties and the suffering of the "Gunners." They claim VAR "denied" Mikel Arteta’s side glory.

Mirror Sport and Daily Express share the same sense of injustice. With headlines such as "PENALTY NOTICE" and "PEN AND STINK," they harshly criticize Dutch referee Danny Makkelie’s decision to reverse what had seemed a clear call in favor of the English side.

For the British tabloids, Gyökeres’s penalty goal was not enough compensation for what they see as an officiating display that deprived them of a greater reward. The feeling in London is that Arsenal were superior and that only technology prevented the tie from being all but decided in their favor.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.