Furious Simeone
Speaking after the penalty shootout defeat, a furious Diego Simeone asked those in the press conference: “To anyone here: raise your hand if you saw that Julian touched the ball twice in the penalty.
“Come on! And? Ready? Nobody raises theirs. Another question…
“I’ve never seen VAR call to review a penalty in a shootout.”
Emery speaks on Villa win
“We started the match under our expectations.
“They dominated the match. We didn’t play the first half like we planned.
“We spoke at half-time, changed some thing, tried to change something in our minds to play better and it was completely different.”
IFAB’s penalty rules
In relation to Julian Alvarez’s controversial penalty, here’s what IFAB (International Football Association Board) has to say.
Law 14.1, which concerns penalties in a shootout, states: “The kicker must not play the ball again until it has touched another player.”
Law 14.2 then relates to penalties taken DURING a match.
It reads: “If, after the penalty kick has been taken, the kicker touches the ball again before it has touched another player, an indirect free kick is awarded.”
So with an indirect free-kick unable to be applied during a shootout, cancelling Alvarez’s effort appears to have been the correct decision lawfully.
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