00:00This is the decision that infuriated Arsenal players and it might prove to be a massive
00:04moment in their season. Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw by Atletico Madrid on Wednesday,
00:09but Mikel Arteta's side were denied a chance to take a late lead.
00:13Here's what happened. With about 10 minutes to go, Ebereche Eze went down after appearing to be
00:17clipped in the box by David Hansko. The referee gave a penalty, but the VAR told him to go over
00:22to the pitch side screen and he then reversed his decision. Here's the problem. In this instance,
00:28VAR is only supposed to intervene for clear and obvious errors, but that wasn't really the case
00:32here. The video footage shown on broadcast didn't produce anything that proved that it was a clear
00:37mistake. In fact, most angles seem to suggest that Eze had indeed been clipped. So whatever you think
00:43of the initial decision, it's difficult to see why VAR got involved and why the penalty was overturned.
00:48So if Atleti managed to get a win in the second leg and advanced to the final,
00:52was this the moment the cost Arsenal their Champions League hopes?
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