Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka had already seen his attempted Panenka penalty saved by Thibaut Courtois when Letexier gave Real Madrid a spot kick for a foul on Mbappe by Declan Rice, who was deemed to have pulled the striker back in the box.

The European football governing body, UEFA, has explained why Real Madrid's penalty against Arsenal was ruled outHaving seen a penalty awarded against them early on, Madrid felt they had legitimately won a spot-kick of their ownBut,

Real Madrid lost 2-1 to Arsenal in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals and were eliminated, but a VAR and referee decision could have changed everything. UEFA has now provided an explanation.