Declan Rice claims Atletico Madrid fans ‘provoked’ referee to overturn ‘clear penalty’ for Arsenal

SportFootballDeclan Rice claims Atletico Madrid fans ‘provoked’ referee to overturn ‘clear penalty’ for ArsenalArsenal were awarded a late penalty against Atletico Madrid, but the referee then changed his decision following VAR interventionPhilip Duncan Thursday 30 April 2026 12:04 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2968008","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/atletico-madrid-arsenal-champions-league-rice-penalty-b2968008.html","title":"Declan Rice says Atletico Madrid fans ‘provoked’ referee to overturn ‘clear penalty’"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-9672","index":0}Rice feels Arsenal were denied a 'clear' penalty (Getty)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice has doubled down on Mikel Arteta’s penalty outrage by insisting his team s...