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Too strict an application of the rules?

The Atlético–Arsenal semi-final (Champions League) was shaken by a controversial refereeing decision in the second half.

Shortly before the hour mark, VAR alerted referee Danny Makkelie to a handball — which seems completely unintentional — by Ben White. The English defender was penalized for having “made his body unnaturally bigger.”

Were the rules applied too harshly? Share your opinion in the comments.

At the end of the match, the referee this time overturned a penalty that seemed obvious, even if Eberechi Eze clumsily exaggerated the contact with David Hancko…

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