π¨ Mesut Γzil Slams Referee After Arsenal's Controversial Champions League Final Defeat
π£οΈ: "I have watched football for many years, and I understand that referees can make mistakes. Nobody expects perfection. But tonight, it genuinely felt like Arsenal were fighting against more than just PSG.
The incident involving Madueke was a clear penalty for me. In any other game, anywhere else on the pitch, that contact is given as a foul immediately. I struggle to understand how the referee saw it and decided there was nothing there. Even more surprising was the lack of intervention. Moments like that can completely change a final.
What frustrated me most was the consistency. Every important decision seemed to go against Arsenal. Small fouls were given one way but not the other. Challenges that deserved bookings were ignored. Every 50-50 call appeared to favour PSG. As a player, that is incredibly difficult because you begin to feel that no matter what you do, the decisions are not going your way.
A Champions League final should be decided by the players, the coaches and the football itself, not by controversial refereeing decisions. Arsenal may not have played their best game, but they still deserved a fair opportunity to compete. When such a clear penalty is not awarded, people are always going to ask questions.
I feel sorry for the players because they worked all season to reach this stage. You can accept losing when the better team wins fairly, but it is much harder to accept when major decisions leave a cloud over the result. For me, Arsenal deserved that penalty on Madueke, and they deserved much better from the officials tonight."
Mikel Arteta after Arsenal's defeat to PSG in the UCL Final:
π£οΈ βIt's very difficult for me to stand here and stay quiet about certain decisions.
I'm looking at the incident involving Madueke and I'm asking for consistency. That's all. Consistency.
For our penalty appeal, we're told there isn't enough contact. Then at the other end, a very similar situation involving Kvaratskhelia results in a penalty.
How can players understand the rules when the same type of challenge is being interpreted differently in the same match?
I don't like talking about referees after finals because it sounds like excuses, but these are game-defining moments.
We worked incredibly hard to get here, and when decisions of that magnitude go against you, it's impossible not to feel frustrated.
If the challenge on Madueke isn't a penalty, then fine. But then the other one shouldn't be either.
At this level, consistency isn't a luxury it's a requirement. Tonight, I don't think we got that.β
π¨ Mikel Arteta: βI watched all the penalties in the competition in the last 72 hours to understand what is a penalty and what is notβ¦
β¦that one on Madueke can easily be a penaltyβ.
π¨π£οΈ Thierry Henry: βI don't usually talk about referees, but Arsenal were incredibly unlucky tonight. The penalty incident was clear to me, and the halftime whistle just before a dangerous set-piece was difficult to understand. After that, it felt like every important decision went PSG's way. Arsenal never got the consistency they deserved from the officials. PSG will celebrate the trophy, but the refereeing will be one of the biggest talking points of this final.β
Honestly @Arsenal was robbed of a clear cut penalty during the @ChampionsLeague
final yesterday
A foul by Nuno Mendes on Noni Madueke was a penalty.There was not even a var check which means uefa chooses the champions.
Am a proud gunner.
North London Forever.
@levixone@ManUtd I wonder how you got interest to support the red devils yet you call yourself a gospel artist,like it doesn't connect,you sing about Jesus but you support the red devils.
Nigga you must be a fraud.
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IceMan @Drake Top 5.
1.Make them pay
2.Janice stfu
3.National Treasures
4.Whisper My Name
5.Make them cry
Shout outs to
*2 Hard 4 Radio
*Shabang
*What did i miss?