Mikel Arteta: "Hakimi should not have played in the second leg against us"

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has expressed his dissatisfaction with the refereeing decisions in the Champions League semi-finals against PSG. According to him, Paris defender Achraf Hakimi should have been sent off in the first leg.

It is worth recalling that Arsenal lost to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League semi-finals with two goals (0:1 and 1:2) and failed to qualify for the final of the competition.

The situation in the first leg seriously worried the London club's head coach. In the 87th minute of this match, Parisian defender Hakimi roughly stopped Arsenal player Gabriel Martinelli outside his penalty area. At that time, Hakimi already had a yellow card. However, Slovenian referee Slavko Vinčić did not show him a second yellow card, as a result of which Hakimi was allowed to remain on the field.

In the second leg, Achraf Hakimi was again on the field and managed to score a goal in the 72nd minute. This situation created a difficult situation for Arsenal.

Arteta expressed his opinion on this situation in a press conference:

"Hakimi, who played against us, should not have been on the field for the last 10 minutes of the match. Based on this, he should not have played in the second leg at all. Sometimes in football such random and unfair situations happen," the Spanish specialist said.

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