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'For the referee to overturn it is a brave decision': Peter Crouch praises match official in reversing controversial call to award Atletico Madrid a late penalty against Liverpool as they desperately chased an equaliser

Peter Crouch insists the referee who overturned Atletico Madrid's late penalty against Liverpool in their thrilling Champions League group stage clash made a brave and fair call.

On a crazy night at the Wanda Metropolitano, Atletico thought they had won a spot-kick just six minutes from the end when Diogo Jota appeared to bring down Jose Gimenez, and Germany's Daniel Siebert pointed to the spot.

But Siebert was then informed by VAR to check his pitchside monitor to look at the decision again and, despite pressure from the home side and their supporters, overruled his own call, leaving Liverpool to go on and hang on to a 3-2 victory.