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Madueke Penalty Drama Ends Arsenal's Dream
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Arsenal’s Champions League hopes crumbled in a tense penalty shootout loss to PSG, after a controversial missed penalty call in extra time left fans and players fuming. Despite taking an early lead through Kai Havertz and playing a disciplined, defensive game, Arsenal were pegged back by a penalty on Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. The real firestorm erupted when Noni Madueke went down in the box — replays showed the contact started outside the area and Madueke may have initiated the tangle — yet the referee stood by his call, and VAR didn’t intervene. Even former referees backed the decision, but Arteta and players like Declan Rice felt it was a penalty that “easily” should have been awarded — a moment that could’ve changed the course of the match.
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