UEFA have announced they will "enter discussions" with FIFA and IFAB (International Football Association Board) after the controversial episode that decided the penalty shootout in the Champions League between Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid on Wednesday.

UEFA have released a video with conclusive evidence that Julian Alvarez kicked the ball twice with his penalty for Atletico in their Champions League shootout defeat to Real Madrid. Alvarez’s penalty was controversially ruled out after VAR said he touched the ball twice as he slipped.

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,