Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid in truly bizarre fashion to book their place in the Champions League quarter-finals.
Carlo Ancelotti’s men prevailed on penalties after the two-legged tie finished 2-2 on aggregate after extra time.
Atletico were dumped out of the Champions League by their arch rivals in the worst possible fashionGetty Alvarez touched the ball twice before it hit the net – which is against the rulesTNT SportsThe shootout was ultimately decided by a cruel twist of fate for Atletico striker Julian Alvarez – who converted his spot-kick, but did so illegally.
Alvarez slipped before making contact with the ball – and replays showed the Argentinian touched it twice as he fell.
The Real Madrid players immediately protested, before VAR told referee Szymon Marciniak to disallow the penalty.
However, speaking on commentary for TNT Sports, ex-England midfielder Steve McManaman claimed fans inside the Wanda Metropolitano did not know Alvarez’s effort had gone down as a miss.
“The fans around me have no idea,” McManaman said.
Lucas Vasquez offered Atletico a lifeline by missing his spot-kick, but Marcos Llorente then hit the bar.
In a dramatic conclusion, Madrid defender Antonio Rudiger stepped up to net the decisive penalty, although goalkeeper Jan Oblak came so close to saving it.
Madrid will now face Arsenal in the last eight after the Gunners beat PSV Eindhoven 9-3 on aggregate.
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