{"id":1964688,"date":"2026-05-31T07:20:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T04:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1964688"},"modified":"2026-05-31T07:20:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T04:20:08","slug":"eze-slammed-for-not-learning-the-fatal-dance-before-arsenals-missed-penalty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1964688","title":{"rendered":"Eze slammed for not learning: the \u2018fatal dance\u2019 before Arsenal\u2019s missed penalty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/e00-xlk-ue-marca-en.uecdn.es\/files\/article_main_microformat\/uploads\/2026\/05\/31\/6a1be08121ac9.jpeg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"ue-c-article\">\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__header\">\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__main-column\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__header \">\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__header-content ue-l-article--expand-right-full-from-tablet ue-l-article--expand-right-half-from-desktop\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__kicker-group\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__kicker-container\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__kicker\">Champions League<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"ue-c-article__headline js-headline js-headlineb \">Eze slammed for not learning: the \u2018fatal dance\u2019 before Arsenal\u2019s missed penalty<\/h1>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article__standfirst\">The Arsenal star had already missed with a similar technique at Crystal Palace<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__body\" data-section=\"articleBody\">\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__main-column ue-l-article--minimum-content-from-tablet\">\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--image ue-c-article--media-icon-m-from-phablet ue-l-article--expand-left-full-from-tablet ue-c-article__media--main-media\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__media-img-container ue-l-article--expand-edge-right-until-tablet ue-l-article--expand-edge-left-until-tablet\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1320\" class=\"ue-c-article__image\" alt=\"eze (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/e00-xlk-ue-marca-en.uecdn.es\/uploads\/2026\/05\/31\/6a1be08121ac9.jpeg\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption-inner\"><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-source\"><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-author\">LAPRESSE<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__bar has-avatar ue-c-article__bar--horizontal-from-tablet\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__bar-body\">\n<ul class=\"ue-c-article__byline ue-l-article--grow-from-desktop\" aria-label=\"Redacci\u00f3n:\">\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__byline-item\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__byline-name\">\n                                RYAN MITCHELL\n                    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__publishdate\" aria-label=\"Fecha de publicaci\u00f3n\"><span>Updated <\/span><time datetime=\"2026-05-31T07:20:08Z\">                            31\/05\/2026<br \/>\n        &#8211;<br \/>\n        <span>02:20<abbr title=\"Central Daylight Time\">CDT<\/abbr><\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__bar-secondary ue-u-hide-until-tablet ue-l-article--leftcol-width-from-tablet ue-l-article--float-left-from-tablet-no-margin ue-l-article--move-to-leftcol-from-tablet ue-u-sticky-top-80\">\n<ul class=\"ue-c-article__share-tools  ue-c-article__share-tools--direction-column js_socialMedia\" aria-label=\"Compartir art\u00edculo en Redes Sociales\">\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__share-tools-item ue-c-article__share-tools-item--facebook\"><span class=\"hidden-content\">Compartir en Facebook<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__share-tools-item ue-c-article__share-tools-item--twitter\"><span class=\"hidden-content\">Compartir en Twitter<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__share-tools-item ue-c-article__share-tools-item--telegram\"><span class=\"hidden-content\">Compartir en Telegram<\/span><\/li>\n<li 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class=\"ue-c-article__body\">\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\">E<strong>berechi Eze <\/strong>was one of the main culprits singled out after Arsenal\u2019s defeat to PSG in the Champions League final. The Gunners began to lose the penalty shootout when the former <strong>Crystal Palace<\/strong> man stepped up for the second kick and repeated a pattern he had already shown with his old club in the <strong>2025 Community Shield against Liverpool.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">On that occasion, Eze followed the same routine and struck the ball better, but <strong>Alisson<\/strong> guessed correctly and managed to save it. The miss proved harmless for Crystal Palace, who would go on to win the shootout <strong>3\u20132.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__embedded\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet-lazy\" data-lang=\"es\"><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">The outcome was far <strong>more dramatic for Eze in Budapest.<\/strong> After setting himself in front of Safonov, he shifted slightly to his left before beginning a stuttering run-up, punctuated by a small hop and a kind of stop-start motion in an attempt to fool the PSG goalkeeper. <strong>Safonov<\/strong> tried to hold his ground until the very last moment, although he eventually leaned to his left. But Eze had moved too close to the ball, leaving his right foot with too little room to properly guide the shot toward the post. The effort went too wide and drifted straight out. Raya saved <strong>Nuno Mendes<\/strong>\u2019 third kick, but <strong>Gabriel\u2019s miss<\/strong> on the fifth ultimately sealed the Gunners\u2019 fate.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">Social media quickly filled with memes of Eze and clips highlighting similar misses from his time at Crystal Palace. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta spoke about the penalty takers in <strong><em>TNT Sports<\/em><\/strong>. \u201cGabriel wanted to take the fifth penalty. Normally the takers would be <strong>Bukayo, Martin and Kai<\/strong>, for sure, and we knew that if it went to extra time and penalties, other players would have to step up.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote\">\n<p>Eze doesn\u2019t miss a single one in training<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote-author\">Mikel Arteta<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">\u201cWe still had quality, and in training Eze doesn\u2019t miss a single one, but then you have to take one in that moment and, unfortunately, we didn\u2019t have the same accuracy,\u201d Arteta summed up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"taboola-art-mid-script\" data-ue-is-premium=\"false\" data-ue-is-basic=\"true\" data-ue-is-mobile=\"false\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__tags-container\">\n<ul class=\"ue-c-article__tags\" aria-label=\"Etiquetado como:\">\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__tags-item\">Champions League<\/li>\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__tags-item\">Arsenal<\/li>\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__tags-item\">PSG<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__related-news \" aria-label=\"Art\u00edculos relacionados\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__related-news-item\"><span class=\"ue-c-article__related-news-kicker\">Champions League <\/span>The Drake Curse strikes again: Arsenal had no chance following big money bet from rapper<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__related-news-item\"><span class=\"ue-c-article__related-news-kicker\">Champions League <\/span>How Luis Enrique transformed PSG into back-to-back Champions League champions<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__related-news-item\"><span class=\"ue-c-article__related-news-kicker\">Champions League <\/span>Luis Enrique joins the greatest managers in Champions League history after PSG triumph<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-c-popular-links js-featured-links ue-c-popular-links--closed\">\n<ul class=\"list ue-c-popular-links__list hidden-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<li class=\"ue-c-popular-links__list-item \">Football<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__secondary-column\">\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__secondary-column-item\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-ad ue-c-ad--label\" role=\"region\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-ad__inner\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-football_champions-league_n_b300x100_3fd2af5ce6c27f9c71cf56a9\" class=\"publicidad ue-autorefresh-bind\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__secondary-column-item ue-l-article--grow\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-ad ue-c-ad--label ue-c-ad--sticky\" role=\"region\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-ad__inner\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-football_champions-league_n_r_3fd2af5ce6c27f9c71cf56a9\" class=\"publicidad ue-autorefresh-bind\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__secondary-column-item ue-l-article--no-grow js-notice-sticky\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-ad ue-c-ad--label ue-c-ad--sticky\" role=\"region\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-ad__inner\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-football_champions-league_n_rb_3fd2af5ce6c27f9c71cf56a9\" class=\"publicidad ue-autorefresh-bind\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/football\/champions-league\/2026\/05\/31\/eze-slammed-for-not-learning-the-fatal-dance-before-arsenal-s-missed-penalty.html&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; 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