Aliyar Aghayev refereed the match between Slavia (Czech Republic) and Arsenal (England) in the fourth round of the UEFA Champions League main stage. Sport24.az reports that the match ended with a 3:0 victory for the "Gunners".
The Azerbaijani referee awarded a penalty in the 32nd minute for a handball by Czech player Lukas Provod in the penalty area. The referee recorded the foul after consulting VAR.
Bukayo Saka, who took the shot, did not miss. The other goals were scored by Bay Merino (46, 68).
In the 84th minute, the head referee awarded a penalty kick to the Londoners' goal for rough play. The justice protector, approaching the VAR monitor again, cancelled the penalty decision.
Aliyar Aghayev penalized 3 Slavia players and 4 Arsenal players with yellow cards throughout the match.