Champions League: Why Arsenal lost 1-0 to Inter Milan – Arteta

Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has claimed his team were harshly punished for a handball in their 1-0 defeat to Inter Milan.

The referee pointed to the spot after Mikel Merino’s hands appeared to brush the ball just before the half time whistle.

Hakan Calhanoglu stepped up to score the winner from the spot.

Although the Gunners dominated the second half, they failed to break down the hosts.

Arteta, talking to TNT Sports after the game, said: “I am very proud of my players, the level of domination we had. We were very harshly done by in the sense that it is obvious. Both penalties.

“If you are going to give a penalty, the other one has to be because he punches him in the head.

“There is no deflection, nothing you can do in the box, so can he get away from it. If he is going to give that the other has to be 100% a penalty.

“We should have scored a couple at l;east but the way the team played, that was us at least. Every decision in the box makes a difference.

“The way we played tonight, the team can go to Chelsea and win.”