After 120 minutes of play at the Wanda Metropolitano, Real Madrid and Atlético tied 2-2 in the Champions League round of 16 series, with a goal from Gallagher to equalize the aggregate. The pass to the quarterfinals had to be decided from the penalty spot, and there was controversy, was Julián Álvarez's penalty correctly annulled?
The first leg at Santiago Bernabéu had been a victory for Los Merengues by 2-1, while in the return leg, Los Rojiblancos won 1-0 with an early goal from Connor Gallagher 27 seconds into the match, tying the series and subsequently taking it to extra time. In the half-hour of extra time, both teams failed to make a difference, and the last round of 16 tie had to go to penalties to determine a winner.
Real would win the toss and choose to start shooting. The first to execute was Mbappe, who did not disappoint, followed by the Norwegian Sorloth, who did the same, and Bellingham, who would make it 2-1 in the penalties. Now the moment of controversy, the next to score was Julián Álvarez, however, when he kicked, he slipped, and the VAR detected that there was a supposed double touch in his execution, annulling the goal and leaving Atlético at a disadvantage.
