{"id":118837,"date":"2026-04-29T16:54:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T19:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/arsenal-make-bizarre-uefa-request-ahead-of-champions-league-semi-final\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T16:54:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T19:54:53","slug":"arsenal-make-bizarre-uefa-request-ahead-of-champions-league-semi-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/arsenal-make-bizarre-uefa-request-ahead-of-champions-league-semi-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal make bizarre Uefa request ahead of Champions League semi-final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div class=\"hydrate-root sc-1ihz57b-0\" data-component=\"Newsletter\" data-loading=\"lazy\" data-theme-name=\"independent\">\n<div data-theme-wrapper=\"independent\" style=\"display:contents\">\n<aside class=\"sc-y4bm30-0 jwWhkK newsletter-component sc-1ge0fwe-0\" data-newsletter-key=\"receiveInsideSportNews\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-1 inRDZn\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-3\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-4 hfveGa\">\n<p><h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-6 fvoxRM cLEJmn\">Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-8 fvoxRM iTZFOX\">Get our free Inside Sport newsletter<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-7 fvoxRM iGYpOF\">Get our free Inside Sport newsletter<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 hKcUSR sc-culv3z-0 eifaJK sc-1ix0cah-0 PYnPb sc-y4bm30-10 fUEDPX\"><use href=\"#600f53465147d717\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk sc-y4bm30-9 iQYNfz\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletters\/InsideSport1_1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Inside Sport\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/arsenal\">Arsenal<\/a> reportedly requested a pitch inspection ahead of kick-off in the their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/champions-league\">Champions League<\/a> semi-final first leg tie against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/atletico-madrid\">Atletico Madrid<\/a>, with the Gunners\u2019 grounds staff believing that the grass was too long at the Metropolitano Stadium. <\/p>\n<p>Clips circulating on social media show Arsenal staff seemingly in conversation while inspecting the grass on the pitch, and Spanish journalist Guillem Balague later reported that the club had formally asked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/uefa\">Uefa<\/a> to measure the length of the grass. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re checking the length of the grass. Arsenal think that it\u2019s too high,\u201d Balague had earlier said in his own clip posted on his X account. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cArsenal, the ground staff, came in thinking the grass is too high, and asked Uefa to actually measure it. They weren\u2019t happy, they thought it was Simeone creating some dark arts,\u201d Balague later explained on <em>CBS Sports Golazo<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter a while, Uefa said: \u2018No, it\u2019s actually 26mm\u2019. The limit is 30mm, it goes between 21 and 30, and it\u2019s 26, which by the way was the same as when they played Barcelona here.\u201d . <\/p>\n<p>The pitch at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano has been the subject of controversy this season, notably after Atletico\u2019s Champions League ties against Tottenham Hotspur and Barcelona. <\/p>\n<p>Spurs players <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/football\/atletico-tottenham-champions-league-tudor-kinsky-vicario-b2935828.html\">repeatedly slipped during their 5-2 loss in Madrid<\/a> in the first leg of their round of 16 tie, with slips from Antonin Kinsky and Micky van de Ven directly leading to two goals for the hosts. <\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"2\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 dcsxkc\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/04\/29\/16\/2265832982.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/04\/29\/16\/2265832982.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/04\/29\/16\/2265832982.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The pitch was a huge factor in Spurs\u2019 5-2 loss to Atletico earlier in the season\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 YlsWU hgzWpY\">The pitch was a huge factor in Spurs\u2019 5-2 loss to Atletico earlier in the season<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 gjqsiM\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->Getty<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>And Barcelona manager Hansi Flick had previously raised similar concerns over the pitch and the length of the grass ahead of his side\u2019s second leg in the quarter-finals, though once again Uefa confirmed it was within regulations. <\/p>\n<p>The Gunners face Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final tie this evening, before the second leg takes place at the Emirates next week on Tuesday, 5 May. 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