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Ex-EPL referee Mark Halsey explains why Damir Skomina got the Moussa Sissoko penalty call right

Liverpool secured their sixth Champions League trophy last night, handing Tottenham Hotspur a 2-0 defeat thanks to goals from Mohamed Salah and Divock Origi at the very beginning and very ending of the game respectively.

The Reds were awarded a penalty 22 seconds in the game after Spurs midfielder Moussa Sissoko handed the ball in the 18-yard box, and the Egyptian winger buried the subsequent spot kick.

Referee Damir Skomina chose not to review the incident via VAR, leaving plenty of Spurs fans mad.

Former Premier League ref Mark Halsey believes he didn’t need to as the decision was always going to be the same due to a directive that was given by UEFA’s head of referee Roberto Rosetti in January.