Kylian Mbappe: Why Real Madrid were denied penalties even after Var played Declan Rice’s goal

• Arsenal have defeated Real Madrid by a 5-1 margin and guarantees a chance to play the UEFA Champions League semi-final.
• The Gunners had already controlled the draw with a 3-0 win in the first game played at the Emirates Stadium
• They will now face Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-finals, continuing their efforts to win the luxury Cup for the first time in the club’s history

Premier League Arsenal giants have qualified for the UEFA Champions League semi-final after beating Real Madrid’s La Liga by a 5-1 margin.

Goals from Bukayo Saka And Gabriel Martinelli was enough for Mikel Arteta’s squad to silence Los Blancos, despite the noise and warnings flooded on social networks before the second round.

The Gunners had a good chance of scoring a goal in the 13th minute at the Santiago Bernabéu when they were given a penalty after Raul Asencio missed Mikel Merino – a decision confirmed by VAR.

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Bukayo Saka stepped up and hit the kick, but the experienced goalkeeper of Real Madrid Thibaut Courtois saved calmly, depriving the British star of the time to celebrate.

Real Madrid were denied penalties after a long VAR audit

The locals had a chance to lead in the 23rd minute when they were awarded a penalty after the referee claimed Declan Rice Arsenal dropped France’s Real Madrid star in the danger zone.

The former PSG goalkeeper fell to the ground, and the decision left Rice angry. He was also shown a yellow card for the incident.

VAR took about five minutes to inspect the incident before ordering central referee, Francois Letexier, to go through the screen.

After carefully reviewing the return game, the referee changed his decision, canceled the penalty, and also returned the yellow card he had given Rice.

This came as a recovery for Rice, especially for such Arsenal They secured the semi -finals.

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If the yellow card were to stand, he would be locked in the first match against PSG, who moved forward after scoring Aston Villa by a 5-4 margin.

UEFA confirms why Real were denied penalties

In addition to the bad case, VAR also inspected if Mbappe was lost. After a long and sharp verification, the referee overturned his decision and canceled the penalty.

Shortly thereafter, UEFA issued a statement explaining why the penalty was not imposed.

According to the Mirror newspaper, the football board explained the decision, saying the penalty was canceled because there was no offense committed by Declan Rice.

“Penalty to Real Madrid has been removed for not playing with Declan Rice,” UEFA statement said.

UEFA refuses to change the controversial law

Initially TUKO.co.ke reported that UEFA may consider changing the Champions League rules following recent Arsenal’s uprising in the competition.

Under the new Board of football, the eight best teams will be “planted” for home gain, allowing them to play the second quarter -finals at home.

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Arsenal finished third with Real Madrid in 11th place, meaning under the new rules, the first match was to be the Santiago Bernabéu and the second Emirates Stadium.

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