“I would certainly have whistled a penalty”said Sidney Govou on Canal+ at half-time of the extension of the Champions League final between PSG and Arsenal, Saturday in Budapest. The Rouge et Bleu ended up achieving a magnificent double by winning in the penalty shootout (1-1, 4 tab to 3), Gabriel’s fifth penalty flying over Matvey Safonov’s cage.
But one action will therefore make the Gunners supporters talk and rage… In the 102nd minute of the game, Noni Madueke, who had replaced Bukayo Saka in the 83rd, plunged into the area and collapsed while being pushed in the back by Nuno Mendes. The England international (called up by Thomas Tuchel for the 2026 World Cup) perhaps let himself down too easily when he felt the Portuguese at his back.
The referee of the match, Mr. Siebert, did not award a penalty to Arsenal. His video referee also did not consider that the Portuguese full-back’s charge was illegal and Declan Rice and Mikel Arteta then became angry. The captain of the Gunners and his coach were warned by the German whistle of the game (103rd). The Spanish coach had difficulty calming down in front of his bench.
