Valverde scored and Real were suddenly 3-1 ahead rather than 2-2 from the spot. Antonio Rudiger eventually scored the final penalty to send Real through 4-2 in the shootout. Whether Alvarez had actually touched the ball with both feet remained a talking point after the game, with initial replays not entirely clear on the matter.

After Julián Álvarez’s controversial disallowed penalty during Atletico Madrid’s shootout against Real Madrid in the Champions League, UEFA has broken its silence on the matter. Real Madrid edged Atletico Madrid in the Champions League Round of 16 through a dramatic and contentious penalty shootout,