Panel Backs VAR Decision Not to Red-Card Arsenal’s Gabriel for Martínez Kick

A review panel has upheld the decision not to send off Arsenal defender Gabriel after an incident involving Chelsea goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez earlier this month.

Gabriel caught Martínez in the head with a kick during the match, but neither the on-field referee nor VAR issued a red card.

The panel concluded that the officials were right to allow the defender to remain on the pitch.

Marcus Chen

Marcus Chen covers world soccer for berkeleyhistoricalsociety.org — club news, transfers, and the people who drive the game from week to week. His reporting ranges across the Premier League and Champions League, Serie A, the Bundesliga and Ligue 1, plus the U.S. game and World Cup cycles. He came up on football desks at newspapers and specialist sites, where the job was simple: get the facts straight, then explain what they mean for the club and the supporters. The pieces here are written the same way — match reaction, transfer notes, interviews and features that stay close to the pitch.

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