See what Simeone did during the VAR check

Both goals were scored from the penalty spot. First, in the 44th minute, David Hancko hid a foul on Viktor Gyokeres, who took the shot himself to give Arsenal the lead. Julian Alvarez equalized in the 56th minute, also from the penalty spot, after a handball by Ben White.

However, the most talked about is another penalty that was awarded, but then annulled. With the score 1:1, Dutch referee Danny Makkelie awarded a penalty to Arsenal after Hanck made contact with Eberechi Eze in the penalty area. However, after the intervention of the VAR and a review of the footage on the monitor, the referee changed his decision to the delight of the players, coaches and Atlético fans.

Makkelie went through the tape long and carefully. It lasted 45 seconds with as many as 14 views of the moment of contact. During that time, the home team put a lot of pressure on the referee. The Atletico fans were making unbearable noise, and the home coach was yelling, gesticulating and jumping, showing the referee that it was not a penalty.

The agonizing wait for Arsenal’s ‘second’ penalty that was eventually rescinded – perhaps due to Atletico boss Diego Simone’s histrionics…? pic.twitter.com/60QG0MDrrL

— Layth (@laythy29) April 29, 2026

Simeone’s behavior was called despicable by Real’s English legend, and Chol’s madness went viral.

(Vijesti.ba)