Ars: everything we know so far

Arsenal faced Atletico Madrid on Wednesday evening, and, all in all, this wasn’t a great game. Ars has emerged this Friday as one of the stories drawing attention in Ethiopia.

Key facts

• Arsenal faced Atletico Madrid on Wednesday evening, and, all in all, this wasn’t a great game.
• Arsenal were denied a penalty late in the second half at Atletico Madrid in their Champions League semi-final first leg after VAR recommended a review after David Hancko was judged to have fouled Eberechi Eze; Mikel Arteta was fuming with the decision which he said was against the rules.
• We played out a 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid in the first leg of our Champions League semi-final tie at the Metropolitano Stadium, and you can watch the best bits in our highlights package.
• After watching multiple replays, Makkelie decided to rule out the penalty-kick, a decision Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta slammed as "completely unacceptable", and the game finished 1-1 ahead of the second leg next Tuesday.
• However, in the second-half, Arsenal were dominated by the hosts, and they will have to be much better at the Emirates if they want to win the Champions League.

What we know

Going deeper, Arsenal were denied a penalty late in the second half at Atletico Madrid in their Champions League semi-final first leg after VAR recommended a review after David Hancko was judged to have fouled Eberechi Eze; Mikel Arteta was fuming with the decision which he said was against the rules.

On the substance, We played out a 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid in the first leg of our Champions League semi-final tie at the Metropolitano Stadium, and you can watch the best bits in our highlights package.

Beyond the headlines, after watching multiple replays, Makkelie decided to rule out the penalty-kick, a decision Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta slammed as "completely unacceptable", and the game finished 1-1 ahead of the second leg next Tuesday.

More precisely, However, in the second-half, Arsenal were dominated by the hosts, and they will have to be much better at the Emirates if they want to win the Champions League.

It is worth noting that that said, there was another Arsenal player on the night who just wasn’t at it either.

By the numbers

At this stage, the north London side raced into a first-half lead, going in 1-0 up at the break.

On a related note, Substitute Eberechi Eze initially earned a spot-kick after going down under a challenge from Atletico defender David Hancko after 78 minutes.

Going deeper, In a brief statement, UEFA explained the decision: "Atleti player, No 17, did not commit a foul on the opponent.

On the substance, Arteta was incandescent after his side's 1-1 draw in the opening leg of their Champions League semi-final in the Spanish capital after Danny Makkelie overturned his own decision to award the visitors a late penalty when Eberechi Eze was upended in the area.

The wider context

On a related note, Gabriel Martinelli has been almost Mr Champions League for Arsenal this season.

Going deeper, Indeed, the Brazilian has turned up when it matters for Arsenal in Europe this season, but that wasn’t the case in Madrid.

On the substance, There’s a reason the likes of Anthony Gordon are being linked to Arsenal, the Gunners need more impetus down the left flank, and the only way to get that is by investing this summer.

Beyond the headlines, Watch all the best of the action from our Champions League semi-final first leg at the Metropolitano Stadium.

More precisely, Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source.

The bottom line

• After watching multiple replays, Makkelie decided to rule out the penalty-kick, a decision Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta slammed as "completely unacceptable", and the game finished 1-1 ahead of the second leg next Tuesday.
• That said, there was another Arsenal player on the night who just wasn’t at it either.
• The north London side raced into a first-half lead, going in 1-0 up at the break.
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