Why Julian Alvarez’s punishment is excluded against Real Madrid

The range of emotions that went through Julian Alvarez in a few moments, had to be dizzy.

While the left leg of Atletico Madrid ceded as he lined up on Wednesday on Wednesday a fourth penalty against Real Madrid, the wave of panic briefly washed over his face. This was quickly replaced with relief when he saw that the ball collapsed on the roof of the Thibaut Courtois net, once again leveling the result in the 16th round of the Champions League.

The fog of confusion soon descended to the whole metropolitan. In the end, it became clear – at least to those outside the stadium – that VAR identified a double touch during Alvarez’s penalty that was then excluded. Real Madrid eventually overcomeShipping Alvarez into the final state of deflation.

Simply put, Alvarez touched the ball twice, accidentally hit his right foot on the standing left foot.

According to Law 14 in the Rules of Game: “If, after the penalty was made, the percussion touched the ball again before touching another player, an indirect free kick (or a direct free kick for handball) was awarded.”

As the offense took place during the shooting in the penalty, the series of strokes continued, not a free kick reward.

Dating a double touch was a little more complex.

Despite the theories of the opposite, there is no chip in the Champions League ball that would help in semi-automated bySaid technology-a system used in the Euro 2024. The judge at the number of Szymon Marciniak did not notice a real -time offense, but was assisted by his Var Tomasz Kwiatkowski.

Uefa did not publish an official statement but Independent Miguel Delaney He claimed that the organization of European football provided some clarity: “Uefa is saying that it is just a var – so he uses reruns – to confirm the double touch on punishment,” he said. “No sensor used or other technology.”

Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois saw something on Wednesday night missed the other 69,000 people who were thrown into metropolitano on Wednesday night. “I felt like it was twice [touch] And I said to the judge, “The Belgian bullet, who was shamefully represented by Atletico for three years.” It’s not easy to see, and it’s bad for them. “

The protagonist of this controversy, Alvarez himself, was not so convinced. “I didn’t feel like I touched the ball,” he told his teammates in the locker room after elimination, as he quoted Marca.

Atletico manager Diego Simeone was even more powerful. “Did you see the punishment?” Argentine coach asked his press press conference after the match. “Raise your hand if you saw Juliana hit the ball twice.” No one raised their hand.

Simeone’s Real Madrid colleague Carlo Ancelotti unexpectedly took a different view. “Var has already discovered him when we realized that,” the Italian explained. “I didn’t understand that, but then I saw it and it seems to me that Julian Alvarez took the second touch with the left.”

Real Madrid have repeatedly found themselves at the wrong end of court controversy this season – at least in the opinion of the club – Creating a stigma against a clerk who has become more toxic.

Courtois obviously had a sufficient discussion. “I always get bored with that victim, I always cry about things like this,” he ran after the match. “The referees do not want to benefit from the team, neither in Spain nor in Europe. They saw it clearly and called it so. They are people, as technology they have clearly seen it. If you win 1-0 in the first minute, and you don’t go the second, it’s a mistake of their game.”

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