Arsenal

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said his side were "very harshly done by" after suffering their first Champions League defeat of the season in the San Siro.

He was frustrated by two penalty decisions - a handball given against Mikel Merino which lead to the game's only goal, and the referee's call not to penalise Inter goalkeeper Yann Sommer after he caught the same player while attempting to claim a cross.

"I am very proud of my players and the level of domination we had," Arteta said. "We were very harshly done by in the sense that is obvious. Both penalties.

"If you are going to give a penalty, the other one has to be because he punches him in the head.

"There is no deflection, nothing you can do in the box, so can he get away from it. If he is going to give that, the other has to be 100% a penalty.

"The way we played tonight, the team can go to Chelsea and win."

The Gunners return to Premier League at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

Gary Rose
BBC Sport Journalist

Arsenal put up a valiant fight in Milan on Wednesday but ultimately it was another disappointing result in what is proving a tough spell for the Gunners.

Three games without a win in the Premier League has seen their title challenge falter as they now sit seven points behind leaders Liverpool.

And now, their strong form in Europe has also taken a hit.

They will understandably feel aggrieved they came away with nothing to show for a battling second-half display, with a controversial penalty on the stroke of half-time proving decisive.

It was a decision that perhaps would not have been awarded in the Premier League, with referees having moved away from awarding "soft penalties" from this season onwards.

But it wasn't the only decision that frustrated Gunners boss Mikel Arteta, who also felt Merino had been punched by Inter goalkeeper Yann Sommer when he tried to claim a cross.

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The Daily Star

Now let's get back to Arsenal's defeat at Inter Milan and, as the back page of today's Star shows, the Gunners' boss was not happy with some of the decisions that went against his side at the San Siro.

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Robert Lewandowski continued his red-hot scoring form with two goals as Barcelona earned a third consecutive Champions League win by thrashing Red Star Belgrade.

Lewandowski, 36, took his season tally to 19 goals in 16 games in all competitions to move within one goal of becoming only the third player in history to reach a century of Champions League goals, after Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

The Poland international's reactive finish after Raphinha's shot rebounded off the post restored Barcelona's lead before half-time, with Inigo Martinez's 13th-minute header cancelled out by Silas Katompa Mvumpa's opener against the run of play.

Two quick-fire Barcelona goals early in the second half took the game away from Serbian champions Red Star, as Jules Kounde assisted Lewandowski and Raphinha before also teeing up Fermin Lopez late on.

There was still time for substitute Milson to score a late consolation with a brilliant, curled finish for Red Star, who remain without a point in 35th place in the table.

Victory lifted Barcelona up to sixth in the new 36-team league format, and Lewandowski will have the chance to score his 100th Champions League goal at home to Brest later this month.

• Red Star Belgrade-Barcelona match report

It's proving to be a frustrating campaign for Paris St-Germain as they are now winless in three Champions League games as they were beaten at home by Atletico Madrid.

Angel Correa struck in the third minute of added time at the end of a hard-fought clash to snatch victory for the Spaniards.

• Paris St-Germain-Atletico Madrid match report

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Two former England youth internationals were also on target as their sides on Wednesday.

Nigeria forward Ademola Lookman scored the opener as Atalanta won away to Stuttgart.

Meanwhile, Jamal Musiala scored the game's only goal as Bayern Munich ended a two-match losing run in the Champions League with a narrow win over Benfica.

The Germany forward gave the Bundesliga giants a 67th-minute lead by nodding in Harry Kane's header across the six-yard box.

• Bayern Munich-Benfica match report

Feel like you've seen that somewhere else before?

Well, during last season's Champions League quarter-finals, Arsenal defender Gabriel did the same in their first leg at home to Bayern Munich. On that occasion the referee let the Gunners take the goal-kick again and after the 2-2 draw, Bayern boss Thomas Tuchel was angered after "a crazy and awkward situation".

"What makes us really angry is the explanation on the field," he said. "He told our players that it's a kid's mistake and he will not give a penalty like this in a quarter-final. This is a horrible explanation."

MOTD

Speaking on Champions League Match of the Day, pundit Theo Walcott said: "I feel for Tyrone Mings. Initially, you can see that he's actually looking forwards. I don't think he realises that the ball is played."

Stephen Warnock added: "What we often see is that one of the centre-backs will take the first kick [for a goal-kick] and they'll play it to the goalkeeper. It's like he feels that Martinez has thrown that out to him and said 'you take it'. He's not actually got his eye on the game."

As for Aston Villa, the penalty incident that cost them their first Champions League defeat of the season was more bizarre than controversial.

Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez nudged the ball out of the six-yard area and defender Tyrone Mings, thinking the goal-kick had not been taken, picked up the ball.

German referee Tobias Stieler awarded a penalty for handball, much to Villa boss Unai Emery’s anger, with Club Brugge captain Hans Vanaken converting the spot kick.

For England international Mings, who had cleared an effort off the goalline in the first half, it was a horrible moment on his European debut and in only his second game back after 14 months out with an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

• Club Brugge-Aston Villa match report

Aside from Liverpool, who maintained their 100% record to stay top of the Champions League table, it's been a miserable week for Premier League clubs.

After Manchester City were thrashed at Sporting on Tuesday, Aston Villa and Arsenal both lost 1-0 away to penalties on Wednesday.

Inter's was a controversial first-half penalty at the San Siro, as the hosts were awarded a spot-kick seconds before the break when Mikel Merino was deemed to have handled the ball, although there was little he could do to move out of the way of Mehdi Taremi's flick-on.

But the decision stood after a check by the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) and Calhanoglu confidently sent the penalty down the middle to score the first goal Arsenal had conceded in Europe this campaign.

It brought the Gunners' unbeaten run in this season's Champions League to an end, although they still had plenty of time to equalise and went close as Denzel Dumfries cleared Gabriel's header from a corner off the line.

• Inter Milan-Arsenal match report

Good morning, didn't get the chance to catch Tuesday and Wednesday night's Champions League matches? Well don't worry, this season you can watch every single goal on the BBC Sport website and app. Click on the highlights videos below:

Wednesday's games

Tuesday's games