Arsene Wenger will NOT be charged after his attack on referee after Arsenal’s embarrassing Champions League exit to Bayern Munich
Gunners boss was waiting to hear a verdict from the disciplinary panel after he blasted ref Anastosios Sidiropoulos
ARSENE WENGER will not be charged by the FA after he blasted referee Anastosio Sidiropoulos following Arsenal's Champions League display.
Wenger said he was “revolted” by the display of the official as Arsenal crashed out of the Champions League after the 5-1 defeat to Bayern Munich.
Although Arsenal do face a charge of a "field invasion by supporters", whilst Bayern Munich are being charged for the "throwing of objects".
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These two cases will studied and dealt with by the Uefa Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body on March 23rd.
The Frenchman was furious after his side were denied a penalty, before Laurent Koscielny saw red after the Premier League side had conceded a spot kick.
Wenger said: “The penalty and red card are absolutely unexplainable and scandalous.
“It is irresponsible from the referee. It leaves me very angry and frustrated. It’s just not serious.
“When you see the importance of the games and you see an attitude like that I am absolutely revolted, and sorry for the people who come and pay a lot of money to watch this kind of game.”
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Wenger's nightmare evening began with Theo Walcott giving the Gunners the lead, but it all went wrong after the interval.
Koscielny received his marching orders before Robert Lewandowski scored the resulting penalty just ten minutes into the second half.
Arjen Robben, Douglas Costa and an Arturo Vidal double added to the thrashing at the Emirates, meaning the German champions progressed 10-2 on aggregate.
