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Would Liverpool have got 'soft' penalty in Premier League?
Liverpool defender Andy Robertson conceded his side's penalty for a late Champions League winner at Inter Milan "looked soft".
The spot-kick was scored by Dominik Szoboszlai with two minutes remaining to seal a 1-0 success at the San Siro, sending the Reds up to eighth in the league phase standings.
It was awarded after Inter defender Alessandro Bastoni was penalised for pulling on Florian Wirtz's shirt.
Contact appeared minimal and raised questions over whether it would be given in the Premier League, but decisions are viewed differently in European competition.
What exactly happened?
Wirtz went down inside the box after a small tug on his shirt by Bastoni.
After a short video assistant referee (VAR) review, the referee awarded the spot-kick and Szoboszlai stepped up in Mohamed Salah's absence to fire home his second goal in successive games after netting in the 3-3 draw at Leeds.
There was also another controversial incident in the first half, when Ibrahima Konate's close-range header was disallowed.
Szoboszlai's corner in the 32nd minute deflected off Hugo Ekitike's arm and looped up to Konate, who nodded in.
However, after a five-minute VAR check, the goal was ruled out for handball.
What was the reaction?
Many observers agreed the penalty was soft.
"Did they deserve to get that penalty? Probably not, but the fans won't care," former Liverpool full-back Stephen Warnock said on BBC Radio 5 Live.
Inter midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan, speaking to Amazon Prime, added: "I don't know how they came up with a penalty that never existed, but this is football.
"We are not happy. If you give a penalty like this, then every contact in the box is a penalty."
Ex-Inter Milan midfielder Clarence Seedorf told Amazon Prime: "The defender should not do that, it wasn't needed at all, but definitely a light decision."
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