{"id":17002,"date":"2024-11-07T10:38:47","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T10:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=17002"},"modified":"2024-11-07T10:38:47","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T10:38:47","slug":"uefa-handball-rule-arsenal-inter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/uefa-handball-rule-arsenal-inter\/","title":{"rendered":"Explaining the UEFA Handball Rule That Cost Arsenal in Their Defeat to Inter Milan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mikel Merino was penalised for a controversial handball offence that proved to be the catalyst in Inter Milan’s victory over Arsenal in midweek. With English fans puzzled by the decision, it is worth looking at the UEFA handball rule to see how it may differ from Premier League guidelines.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Controversial Arsenal Penalty Decision Proves the Deciding Factor Against Inter Milan<\/h2>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t understand. There is no danger at all,” said an aggrieved Mikel Arteta in the immediate aftermath of the 1-0 defeat to Inter Milan.<\/a><\/p>\n

“You cannot react because the ball is very close. We were told at the start of the season that wasn\u2019t a penalty. That was clear. Today it was a different story. But OK. They decide that is a penalty.”<\/p>\n

Hakan Calhanoglu duly obliged from the spot in first-half injury time after Mikel Merino was adjudged to have handled the ball.<\/p>\n

Mehdi Taremi\u2019s volley from point-blank range did clearly strike the Spaniard’s forearm, although there was little he could have done to escape the trajectory of the ball.<\/p>\n

Arsenal were left feeling particularly indignant, with the penalty decision closely following a potential call of their own at the other end of the pitch, where Merino was struck in the head by goalkeeper Yann Sommer who missed the flight of the ball completely.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udd34\u26aa\ufe0f\u26a0\ufe0f Arteta: \u201cFor me, Merino\u2019s one is never a penalty. But ok, if that is a penalty\u2026 then the one on Mikel where Sommer punches him in the head has to be a penalty 100%\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are the margins in this game and it\u2019s very difficult to accept\u201d. pic.twitter.com\/9PJX9FmYFP<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) November 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n