'Cruel VAR' Atletico's Tears, Unprecedented 'PK Scoring Cancellation → Frustration of advancing to the quarterfinals'

'Cruel VAR' Atletico's Tears, Unprecedented 'PK Scoring Cancellation → Frustration of advancing to the quarterfinals'

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Atletico Madrid wept at VAR.
Atletico beat Real Madrid 1-0 in the second round of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) round of 16 in the 2024-25 season at Civitas Metropolitano in Madrid, Spain, at 5 a.m. on the 13th (Korea time). It went into extra time with a combined score of 1-1, and failed to advance to the quarterfinals after losing after a penalty shootout.
It was Atletico who were ahead 30 seconds into the game. He crossed from the right side of Atletico at the start of the first half. Simeone spilled the ball, and Gallagher, who was rushing from the back, fell and hit the net with a right footed shot. It was Atletico who led 1-0 at the start of the game.
Afterwards, there was a great battle of blood. The two teams were in a tight race right before the end of the second half, and they could not easily create a threatening scene. In the 23rd minute of the second half, Atlético faced a crisis by conceding a penalty kick, but it was overcome by Vinicius's futile miss. Eventually, it went into extra time with a combined score of 1-1 in the first and second legs, but nothing changed. It eventually went into the long-awaited penalty shootout.
Atletico cried over VAR. Both Real and Atletico continued their tension by scoring penalties until the first and second kickers. But after Álvarez, Atletico's second kicker, scored, Real protested to the referee. It said Álvarez touched the ball twice.
The VAR decision confirmed that just before Álvarez shot, 카지노 the stepping foot touched the ball and at the same time shot with the opposite foot, and the score was canceled as a "two-touch" was declared. Atletico were frustrated when the third kicker Correa scored, but, to make matters worse, the fourth kicker Llorente missed.
In the end, Real's last kicker Rudiger scored a penalty kick, and the penalty shootout ended with Real's 4-2 victory. Atletico wiped tears from VAR and ultimately failed to advance to the quarterfinals and suffered a decision defeat in the Madrid derby.