UEFA has taken a backup of the decision not to allow Julian Alvarez versus Real Madrid's punishment, but suggested that the law could be changed in the future.
Reigning European champions booked their place on Wednesday in the Champions League Quarter Finals, after beating Buren Atletico Madrid in a very controversial penalty shootout.
After the first three penalties were converted, the enormously controversial turning point took place. Alvarez believed that he had leveled the score, found the roof of the net despite slipping.
In the science of the majority of the Wanda Metropolitano -but the decision was checked by VAR, with the effort not to be assessed as a double touched.
Atleti manager Diego Simeone hit the decision angry, but although UEFA has hinted that there could be a change in the law, they insist that the correct decision was made.
An explanation is: “Atlético de Madrid inquired at UEFA about the incident, which led to the disconnection of the kick of the penalty stripe taken by Julán Alvarez at the end of the UEFA Champions League match against Real Madrid.
“Although at least, the player made contact with the ball with the help of his standing foot before he kicked him. Under the current rule (laws of the game, law 14.1), the VAR should call the referee who had to be the goal was not allowed.
“UEFA will discuss FIFA and IFAB to determine whether the rule should be assessed in cases where a double touch is clearly unintentionally.”
Simeone was understandably angry in his press conference after the game and asked journalists if they believed that Alvarez had touched the ball twice.
He said: “I have just seen the images, the referee says that Julian will be the ball with his supporting leg, but the ball does not move.
“That is doubtful, whether it was a goal or not. But I am proud of my players, I am honestly happy, because we have compete in an exemplary way.”
The Argentinian continued: “When Julian kicks [the penalty]The ball doesn't even move a little. I imagine that they called the VAR and saw that he touched him. I want to believe they have seen that he touched it. “
Simeone then said to journalists who were in the room: “Head your hand, everyone who saw Julian touching it twice. Who's going to get up their hand? Nobody has lifted their hand.”
Ex-athleti keeper Thibaut Courtois did not find any sympathy after he had helped to set up a quarter finals with Arsenal. Courtois said: “I felt that he had touched the ball twice and I told the referee. It is not easy to see that. It was a bit of bad luck. It is clear for UEFA. I am sick of this victimization, always crying for things like this.
“Referees do not want to benefit from one team or the other in Spain or in Europe, it was clear to them. With the technology, in the VAR Room, they clearly saw it, they have many cameras and many images.”
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