BEIJING, Aug. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- Arsenal eased into the Champions League last night, but the Scottish team Celtic was angry of the referee's misjudge of Arsenal striker Eduardo da Silva's penalty, according to news reports on Thursday.
The Celtic midfielder Massimo Donati called for Eduardo to receive a two-game ban, after accusing him of diving to win the penalty.
Even Arsene Wenger, the Arsenal manager, conceded that the officials made a mistake in awarding a penalty, although he sprang to the defense of his player.
The Croatia striker went down in the area under a challenge from Artur Boruc, the Celtic goalkeeper, but replays suggested there was little contact at all. Boruc's protests to the referee, Manuel Gonzalez, were long and loud, but Eduardo made the penalty in the 28th minute to give Arsenal a three-goal cushion on aggregate.
Wenger said that the horrific broken leg Eduardo suffered last year may have influenced the striker's movement as Boruc slid in. Eduardo, who is set to face England in a World Cup qualifier next month for Croatia, is scarred by the injuries that he suffered in a challenge with Birmingham City's Martin Taylor in February 2008.
(Agencies)
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