The organization confirmed that the referee rightly disallowed Julian Alvarez's goal in the penalty shootout.
The European Football Union (UEFA) has responded to Atletico's request to disallow Julian Alvarez's goal in the penalty shootout of the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Real Madrid.
Against the backdrop of the scandal, the “mattress makers” appealed to UEFA to explain the referee's decision and received a response that the head referee of the match, Szymon Marciniak, had rightfully disallowed the goal.
Atletico Madrid have appealed to UEFA over the incident that led to the disqualification of a penalty taken by Julian Alvarez at the end of yesterday's Champions League match against Real Madrid.
Although the contact was minimal, the player made contact with the ball with his supporting foot, as can be seen in the video. Under current Law 14.1, VAR should have advised the referee that the goal should be disallowed.
“UEFA will enter into discussions with FIFA and IFAB to determine whether the rule should be reviewed in cases where the double touch is clearly unintentional,” the official statement said.
Let's recall that Alvarez's goal in the penalty shootout was disallowed due to a double touch of the ball. As Julian was running up, his left foot went and touched the ball before he could kick with his right. According to the rules, in such a case the goal is not counted, and the penalty is not retaken.
In the end, Real beat Atletico 4-2 in a penalty shootout (after the score was 2-2 on aggregate) and advanced to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, where the Los Blancos will face London's Arsenal, led by Ukrainian Oleksandr Zinchenko.