Thursday’s briefing: A tale of three penalties as Arsenal draw in Madrid

SportFootballThursday’s briefing: A tale of three penalties as Arsenal draw in MadridLiverpool expect Mohamed Salah to return to action before he leaves the club in the summer.Press Association Sport Reporters Thursday 30 April 2026 04:30 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"cdec10e7-dc0d-4492-a1e9-f5922ef63dd9","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/mohamed-salah-millie-bright-arsenal-liverpool-mykhailo-mudryk-b2967759.html","title":"Thursday’s briefing: A tale of three penalties as Arsenal draw in Madrid"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-5951","index":0}Referee Danny Makkelie consults VAR before overturning his decision to award Arsenal a second penalty against Atletico Madrid (Adam Davy/PA) (PA Wire)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 were frustrated by penalty drama as their Ch...