Double-kick penalty by Álvarez leads to another heartbreaking loss for Atletico against Real Madrid
The Hindu
Atletico Madrid's heartbreaking loss to Real Madrid in Champions League due to penalty kick infraction.
A slip, a double touch, a missed penalty.
Just like that, Atletico Madrid endured yet another heartbreaking loss to rival Real Madrid in the Champions League.
Julián Álvarez slipped and double-touched the ball while taking his penalty kick in the shootout against Madrid on Wednesday (March 12, 2025), resulting in the goal being erased after video review confirmed the infraction.
It would have tied the shootout 2-2. But Real Madrid eventually moved ahead 3-1 and won by a final score of 4-2 to advance to the quarterfinals and keep alive its hopes of winning the Champions League again.
“I felt that he touched the ball twice, and I told the referee,” Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois said. “It's not easy to see that. It was a bit of bad luck for them there.”
The referee did not initially see the double touch but Madrid players were calling it to his attention.
Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said he didn't notice the double kick in the process of the penalty being taken, but in the replays “it seemed that there was a second touch with his left foot.”
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