It’s been a terrible week for Premier League clubs too, with the exception of Liverpool, who remain 100% top of the Champions League standings.

After Manchester City lost at Sporting on Tuesday, Aston Villa and Arsenal lost 1-0 away on penalties on Wednesday.

Inter’s penalty was a controversial first-half penalty at the San Siro; The home side were awarded a spot-kick seconds before the break when Mikel Merino was deemed to have controlled the ball, but there was little he could do to get out of the way. Mehdi Taremi’s film.

However, after a check by the video assistant referee (VAR), the decision was valid and Çalhanoğlu confidently sent the penalty through the middle, scoring Arsenal’s first goal in Europe this season.

This ended Arsenal’s unbeaten run in the Champions League this season, but they still had plenty of time to equalize and they came close as Denzel Dumfries cleared Gabriel’s header off the line.