Look at how the PSG players immediately stopped appealing the moment the referee waved it away. Only Marquinhos approached the ref, and the bench stayed calm. Zero drama.
Now contrast that with Mikel Arteta and Arsenal. When Madueke pulled down Nuno Mendes and intentionally went down looking for a soft penalty, the Arsenal players threw a collective tantrum on the pitch. Arteta rallied his entire bench, screaming at the officials for almost a minute and nearly interrupting the game.
Thatโs the exact brand of tactical tantrum he throws in the PL to bully weak English referees who completely lack authority.
What makes Arteta truly embarrassing is his shameless desperation. Later on, when Gyokeresโ shot got deflected for a corner, Arteta was up in the fourth official's face demanding a handball penalty. Then we saw the replay, and the ball wasn't even close to a PSG player's arm.
Heโs a certified embarrassment to the beautiful game.
Weโve been to Rotterdam and Nottingham,
And somewhere near Rome,
But then we went to Turkey,
And brought the Cup back home,
And brought the Cup back Homeeeee ๐ต
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Aston Villa is delighted to announce plans for an open-top bus victory parade through Birmingham city centre tomorrow, Thursday, May 21, following tonight's UEFA Europa League final triumph in Istanbul. ๐
Weโre watching Bayern and PSG go band for band, attack after attack. Enjoy this football while you can because tomorrow it will be like weโre watching a different sport.