Alex Kirkland  and  James Olley Apr 29, 2026, 06:04 PM ET MADRID -- A penalty each from Viktor Gyökeres and Julián Álvarez saw Atlético Madrid and Arsenal share a 1-1 draw in their UEFA Champions League semifinal first leg. After the fireworks delivered by Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich a day earlier, Wednesday's game at the Metropolitano was, unsurprisingly, a tighter affair. Gyokeres put visiting Arsenal ahead in the 44th minute, after the forward had drawn a clumsy challenge from Atlético's Dávid Hancko inside the box. Atlético rallied after halftime, and Álvarez leveled with a spot kick of his own in the 56th minute, awarded for Ben White 's handball. Referee Danny Makkelie gave Arsenal another penalty late but then overturned his decision after a VAR check -- ruling that Hancko had not fouled substitute Eberechi Eze -- to leave the tie finely balanced ahead of next week's second leg in north London.…