Paris Saint-Germain vs Arsenal

The referee correctly waved play on after the ball struck an Arsenal player's arm (and then hand) during a crowded set-piece situation. Under the current 2025/26 IFAB Laws, there is an important new rule: if the ball hits a player's arm having been played by one of their own team-mates, it is not a handball offence — provided no goal is scored directly from it, which was not the case here. Even setting that new rule aside, the contact appeared accidental and in the context of a physical aerial contest where arms are naturally extended for balance. The referee got this right by letting play continue, and VAR had no grounds to intervene.