Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone says he feels "anger, rage and injustice" following Julian Alvarez's disallowed penalty against Real Madrid.
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Atletico Madrid out of Champions LeagueAlvarez penalty disallowed vs Real MadridSimeone reflects on controversial incidentFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
Atletico were dumped out of the Champions League at the last-16 stage in midweek after a penalty shootout defeat to their local rivals. The game's big talking point surrounded Alvarez's spot-kick, which was ruled out by VAR for a double touch as the Argentine slipped. Several days on from that agonising defeat, manager Simeone has not held back on the matter.
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When asked how he and his team felt after the penalty incident, he said: "I usually always talk about Barcelona. This time, the situation warrants an explanation of my feelings. It's anger, rage, injustice… but from my position, the only thing I have the power to do is work so the team can continue competing as it does. We understand our fans, and obviously the feeling that all of us at Atlético have is anger, rage, and injustice."
THE BIGGER PICTURE
The incident caused such a stir that UEFA said it will start talks with FIFA and IFAB to determine if this rule should be "reviewed in cases where a double touch is clearly unintentional". While they are out of the Champions League, they are still fighting for the league title and the Copa del Rey so there is plenty to play for this season.
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Simeone's Atletico need to move on quickly from this setback when they host Barcelona in La Liga on Sunday in a battle between third and second respectively.
