{"id":293295,"date":"2023-09-20T21:35:35","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T21:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=293295"},"modified":"2023-09-20T21:35:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T21:35:35","slug":"man-united-fans-slam-decision-to-award-bayern-munich-a-penalty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/man-united-fans-slam-decision-to-award-bayern-munich-a-penalty\/","title":{"rendered":"Man United fans slam decision to award Bayern Munich a penalty"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Man United fans claim they &#8216;don&#8217;t understand what is a penalty anymore&#8217; as Bayern Munich are awarded a spot-kick after Christian Eriksen is harshly penalised for handball<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bayern appealed for a penalty after Upamecano&#8217;s header hit Eriksen on the arm\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A spot kick was awarded to the German champions following a VAR review\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Manchester United fans have slammed the decision to award Bayern Munich a penalty during their Champions League tie after Christian Eriksen was penalised for handball.<\/p>\n<p>Bayern Munich appealed for a spot kick after\u00a0Dayot Upamecano&#8217;s header from a corner struck the arm of the Danish midfielder.<\/p>\n<p>Swedish referee\u00a0Glenn Nyberg initially opted against awarding a penalty to the German champions, who were leading 2-1 after goals from Leroy Sane and Serge Gnabry.<\/p>\n<p>The official changed his decision following a VAR review, with Harry Kane putting Bayern 3-1 up by converting the penalty in the group stage clash.<\/p>\n<p>Man United fans criticised the awarding of the penalty, noting the short distance between Upamecano and Eriksen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/20\/21\/75657627-12542069-image-a-1_1695242510672.jpg\" height=\"438\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Bayern Munich were awarded a penalty after Christian Eriksen was adjudged to have handled<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/20\/21\/75657347-12542069-image-a-2_1695242516470.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The penalty was awarded by referee\u00a0Glenn Nyberg following a VAR review of the incident<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/20\/21\/75657349-12542069-image-a-4_1695242626472.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Harry Kane scored from the spot to give Bayern Munich a 3-1 advantage on the night<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Can\u2019t believe they gave that penalty\u2026are we actually cursed?&#8217; one fan wrote on social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I def don\u2019t understand why makes a penalty anymore,&#8217; added another.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;3-1, Kane penalty, was slightly harsh decision for handball,&#8217; wrote a third.<\/p>\n<p>Another fan, however, suggested Eriksen had been at fault for giving the ball away in the build-up to the incident.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Eriksen lost the ball very clumsily before the penalty situation,&#8217; a tweet read.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12542069\/Man-United-fans-penalty-Bayern-Munich-Christian-Eriksen.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man United fans claim they &#8216;don&#8217;t understand what is a penalty anymore&#8217; 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