Atletico Madrid and Arsenal played to a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final, a match defined more by tension than flair. The Gunners took the lead just before halftime when Viktor Gyokeres was fouled in the box by David Hancko and converted the penalty past Jan Oblak.
Atletico equalized in the 56th minute after a VAR review spotted a handball by Arsenal's Ben White. Julian Alvarez slotted the resulting spot-kick into the top corner, beating David Raya. Both sides pushed for a winner, with Antoine Griezmann hitting the crossbar for the hosts and Arsenal having a late penalty overturned following another VAR check.
The winner of this tie will face either Paris Saint-Germain or Bayern Munich in the final in Budapest on May 30.