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James Cormack

Why Arsenal Weren’t Awarded Decisive Penalty in Champions League Final

Arsenal were denied their first taste of Champions League glory in heartbreaking fashion, as holders Paris Saint-Germain edged the Gunners on penalties.

The north Londoners, still high off their domestic success, enjoyed the perfect start in Budapest and certainly made PSG work infinitely harder than Inter Milan did a year ago. Kai Havertz’s early goal allowed them to adopt a policy of containment, with Mikel Arteta’s genius ploy of stockpiling a bundle of man-mountains to obstruct the paths to David Raya‘s goal working a treat.

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