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UEFA on Thursday mentioned it could take into account a possible rule change after Atletico Madrid ahead Julian Alvarez’s penalty was controversially disallowed of their Champions League shootout loss to Real Madrid. Real Madrid gained Wednesday’s shootout 4-2 after a 2-2 draw on mixture to qualify for the quarter-finals, with Atletico coach Diego Simeone casting suspicion on the choice to rule out Alvarez’s spot-kick. The Argentina worldwide was deemed by VAR to have kicked the ball twice, touching it together with his standing foot as he slipped earlier than hanging to attain.
“Although minimal, the participant made contact with the ball utilizing his standing foot earlier than kicking it,” UEFA mentioned in a press release.
“Under the present rule, the VAR needed to name the referee signalling that the objective must be disallowed.”
However, European soccer’s governing physique mentioned it could maintain talks with the game’s lawmakers relating to the rule on double touches.
“UEFA will enter discussions with FIFA and IFAB to find out whether or not the rule must be reviewed in instances the place a double contact is clearly unintentional,” it added.
Simeone mentioned he needed to imagine the officers received the penalty choice proper.
“I’ve by no means seen a penalty the place they’ve referred to as the VAR, however nicely, they’d have seen that he touched it, I need to imagine, I need to imagine they noticed he touched it.”
The coach requested members of the media throughout his press convention to boost their hand if they’d seen a replay through which it was clear Alvarez had touched the ball twice.
“Raise your hand, anybody who noticed Julian contact it twice, who’s going to boost their hand? Nobody has raised their hand,” shouted Simeone.
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