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Was Arsenal defender Calafiori doing a vape mid game against PSG?

Fans convinced Declan Rice handed Riccardo Calafiori a VAPE in the middle of Arsenal’s Champions League clash against PSG, which caused a buzz on social media.

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Midfielder Rice kept Arsenal fans guessing during Tuesday’s Champions League clash with PSG.

However, supporters paid extra attention to some other details as they were convinced the Gunners midfielder handed teammate Riccardo Calafiori a VAPE during the contest at the Emirates.

PSG were so dead tonight, they had Calafiori taking vape breaks mid game 🤣 pic.twitter.com/oWh7gKCxom

— Benny’s Football Tips (@BennyBoyTips) October 1, 2024

Arsenal beat PSG at the Champions League fixture

Rice and Calafiori performed well as Arsenal scored 2-0 winners in the Champions League tie.

Goals from Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka in the first half gave the Gunners a comfortable victory.

But an incident during the second half in North London had social media abuzz, as Calafiori was in the process of being booked after coming together with PSG’s Fabian Ruiz.W

Was Calafiori really smoking vape mid-game against PSG?

As referee Slavko Vincic produced the yellow card, Rice appeared and gave an item to his teammate.

The Italian defender walked away from the referee, immediately putting the object into his mouth.

One fan wildly speculated on X: “Who just saw Declan Rice giving Calafiori a vape and Calafiori vaping in the middle of the game? WTH is that!”

Another claimed the same idea: “I thought Rice gave Calafiori a vape at first I had to rewind.”

And a third added: “What did Rice just pass to Calafiori? It looked like a vape ffs.”

A fourth laughed: “Calafiori hitting a vape midgame is crazy, but what’s crazier is how come Rice had it in his pocket? Is he their vape holder?”

Despite what it looked like, other eagle-eyed fans noticed the supposed vape was, in fact, an energy gel.

One fan laughed: “It’s clearly a gel, come on guys.”

Another added: “Who just chucked an energy gel at Calafiori while he was getting booked?

The gels are designed to give an instant energy boost, and there are no rules against taking them during a game.