Clearly - when viewed in from 7 angles and at one quarter speed. No player, ref or fan made an issue of it. Most of them didnt seem to know it had even been scrubbed.
I'm just watching the replays on MOTD - still not seeing it for definite. What it absolutely isn't is a 'clear and obvious error'.
His standing foot was partially in front of the ball when he struck it - so the ball had to have hit it. Clear and obvious doesn't come into this as it's a factual thing - the penalty has to be disallowed with any sort of double contact.
Yes it is factual, as he either did or did not hit it with both feet, but it still isn't clear and obvious whether that actually happened. I have seen countless replays from multiple angles, full speed and slow motion... and I'm still not sure! This is not what VAR was intended for.
MOTD Champions League analysis: Why Julian Alvarez's penalty was disallowed - BBC Sport For me, I can see the ball taking a different trajectory at the replay on 40 seconds on the video above.
Whilst folk here probably love Real Madrid about as much as they do Liverpool, I suspect there is even less for Atletico!!!
Phew!!! Good win for Athletic tonight to go through 4-3 on aggregate. Hope they go all the way and win the Europa League just to show the rest that with proper investment in local talent, a club does not need to waste millions on some chancer. Perhaps Southampton could make better use of their youth system as many purchases bought in the past half dozen years have been rather underwhelming, I would say.
