Former coach of "Arsenal" Arsène Wenger is bewildered by the decision to award a penalty for Pau Kubarsi’s tackle against Lautaro Martínez in the Champions League semi-final match between "Inter" and "Barcelona".
Pau Kubarsi and Lautaro Martínez, Getty Images"At full speed, it’s a great tackle. The defender wins the duel, and that should be the end of it. But everything changes when you slow down — it’s no longer football. Look at what Martínez is doing. He knows he won’t score in this situation, so he is falling more and more towards Kubarsi."
He is clearly looking for a penalty, and in my opinion, the referee made the wrong decision. People should see who touches the ball first. It’s Kubarsi, and everything else depends on Lautaro. For me, this is clearly not a penalty, and you can’t whistle for something like this, especially when it looked like a completely clean tackle live," Wenger said to BeINSPORTS.
