Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simoni asked about the decision not to allow Julian AlvarezDecisive punishment in real madrid‘s Champions League Fire exchange exchange Atlético MadridHe insists that “the ball does not move” after Far decided that the striker had kicked the ball twice.
The round tie has completed from 16 to 2-2 in a total of Wednesday, after that Connor GallagharATLéico’s early goal gave 1-0 victory at Metropolitano to force the extra time.
In shooting, Kylian Mbappeand Jude BellinghamFedi Valverde and Antonio Rudiger All turned into real. The álvarez penalty kick was excluded after Var considered that Argentina The international had touched the ball with both feet sliding when hitting the ball.
“I have just seen the pictures, the referee says that Julian is touching the ball with his supportive leg, but the ball does not move,” Simoni said at his press conference after the preparation. “This is a discussion, whether it is a goal or not. But I am proud of my players, I am honestly happy, because we are competing in an ideal way.”
Real Madrid will now play Arsenal In the quarter -finals, with the first stage on April 8, and the return on April 16.
Atlético dominated a large part of the Wednesday match, and Simeone said it was “in peace” with the result, because “the team gave everything”.
“When Julian kicks [the penalty]Simon said: “The ball does not move a little. I imagine that they fired at the mouse and saw that it touched it. I want to believe that they will see that I touched it,” Simon said.
After that, Simeone challenged the journalists repeatedly at the press conference “to raise your hand” if they thought that the punishment of álvarez should not have been allowed.
“I felt that he touched the ball twice and told the referee,” a real goalkeeper Thibbot Courtois He said. “It is not easy to see it. It was a little bad luck.”
When Simon’s comments told us, Courtois added: “For UEFA, it is clear. I was tired of this victim, and I always cry on things like this. They do not want the rulers to benefit from a team or another in Spain or in Europe, because they were clear. With technology, in the VAR room, they clearly saw, they have many cameras and a lot of pictures.”
“It seems to me to touch her with his left foot,” coach Carlo Ancelotti agreed. “[Penalties] It is a lottery, heads or tails. Today’s presidents came. Atlético comes out with their heads high. “
Ancelotti revealed that he was planning to allow young people forward Endrick To take the fifth and decisive spot kick, before choosing Rüdiger, which recorded.
Ancelotti said: “We had doubts between Andric and Rudiger,” Ancelotti said. “I saw Endrick’s face, and I thought” Best Rüdiger! “
