UEFA Offers Brief Explanation for Disallowed Eze Penalty

UEFA has issued a brief statement regarding one of the controversial moments during yesterday's Champions League semi-final between Atletico Madrid and Arsenal. In the 78th minute, the visitors were awarded a penalty, which would have been the third of the match, after referee Danny Makkelie called a foul by David Hancko on Eberechi Eze. The contact was evident, but VAR called the referee to review the replay on the monitor, and he ultimately overturned his initial decision. According to Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, this was against the rules because the initial decision did not contain a clear and obvious error by the referee, and there was no basis for VAR's intervention.

The brief explanation from UEFA, as quoted by "Sky Sports," states: "Atletico player, No. 17, did not commit a foul against the opponent."

"Sky Sports" requested clarification on UEFA's stance regarding the entire decision-making process and VAR's involvement in this situation, but the governing body declined further comment.