Julian Alvarez’s penalty was chalked off by VAR as Atletico Madrid were controversially dumped out of the Champions League by rivals Real Madrid on Wednesday. The Argentinian bravely stepped up to the spot from 12 yards out and slipped as he took his shot. His strike still managed to beat Thibaut Courtois despite the nervy moment, as the former Manchester City star only just stayed on his feet. But a VAR review of the penalty appeared to show the forward touch the ball twice in one movement, which effectively left the referee with no option but to disallow the penalty – leaving Atletico furious.
The fans in the ground were seemingly unaware that the official had ruled out the penalty, which gave Real a huge advantage for the rest of the shootout. With a 3-1 lead, Lucas Vazquez saw his spot-kick saved by Jan Oblak, but Marcos Llorente hit the crossbar and that allowed Antonio Rudiger to be the hero. The German’s effort was unconvincing but it bobbled over the line after squirming out of Oblak’s gloves, sparking wild celebrations from the Real bench. Only yards away, Diego Simeone shouted furiously at the officials as Atletico were left to lick their wounds after an unfortunate rule denied them a chance to go through.
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