Raging Rangers' anger over Benfica's penalty was heightened after West Ham were denied a stonewaller to further muddy UEFA's interpretation of handball. Noah Weisshaupt handled inside the box to deny Tomas Soucek but no spot kick was given despite a lengthy check in Germany. Smith – speaking on the TNT Sports highlights show – said: "It's quite confusing why this one was given and the one in the West Ham wasn't. "John Souttar heads it onto his own, admittedly, I don't know what his hand hand is doing there but it's really close range. And the broadcaster's shock was compounded by the decision not to award West Ham a spot kick away to Freiburg over a handball observers believe was more egregious than Souttar's.

Source: Express March 08, 2024 13:53 UTC