It wouldn’t be a Madrid derby, particularly not one in Europe, with out controversy. It was saved for sixth-to-last kick of the sport, but it surely may barely have been extra heated. Atletico Madrid star Julian Alvarez, their shining mild throughout the 2 legs, appeared to have performed the enterprise from the penalty spot within the shootout, however referee Szymon Marciniak dominated out the objective after an intervention from the VAR.
It was dominated that Alvarez had touched the ball twice when taking his spot kick, together with his left foot making contact earlier than his proper, thus ruling the penalty unsuccessful. For a while, it was not instantly clear why to most, and positively within the stadium, the Metropolitano was not conscious of the occasions occurring.
Supervisor Diego Simeone protested that he had not seen the double contact after the sport, whereas Actual Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti stated that on replay, he may see it. It was a subject of scorching debate, as followers world wide watched replays repeatedly looking for what the VAR had seen.
Nonetheless now slowed down footage from the reverse angle of the penalty does seem to point out the ball raise barely off the turf earlier than Alvarez makes affect.
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Julián Álvarez resbaló al lanzar el penalti y, tras tocar dos veces el balón, se invalidó su lanzamiento en el VAR#UCL #LaCasaDelFútbol pic.twitter.com/sgWgc6RijW
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Even so, it has not glad everybody. Some say that Alvarez’s foot moved the turf slightly than the ball, inflicting it to hop barely, whereas different Atletico Madrid followers have questioned whether or not the footage satisfies the factors for a ‘clear and apparent’ error.
For Actual Madrid, they really feel vindicated – Thibaut Courtois notes that he not solely noticed it in real-time, however was sick of Atletico’s complaints about it. Both approach, it was definitely a merciless ending for Alvarez after his wonderful performances, and continues Atletico’s run of painful losses to their metropolis rivals in Europe.