Madrid Mayor Appears in 'Alvarez to Touch'..."It's not fair what happened that day. You have to dig through it."
Madrid Mayor Appears in 'Alvarez to Touch'..."It's not fair what happened that day. You have to dig through it."
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Even the mayor of Madrid opened up about the controversy over Julián Álvarez's two-touch.
Spain's "Marca" reported on the 22nd (Korea time) that "Madrid Mayor Martinez Almeida talked about Atletico Madrid's Julián Álvarez's two-touch."
Recently, Almeida spoke about Alvarez's two-touch event at the Laureus World Sports Awards. "We had high expectations. It will not be the first or the last time this has happened. That's why we are Atletico Madrid fans," he said.
He continued, "Barcelona is looking at everything rosy. We were like that before the two-touch event. Everything can go wrong in football. So be careful. If Real Madrid wins the Cup, it can also win the league."
Mayor Almeida insisted that he deserved to know more about Alvarez's two-touch. "What happened that day is unfair. I want to know what happened in the UEFA video. We have to get to the bottom of what happened for the sake of soccer," he added.
The penalty shootout in the second round of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) round of 16 match between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid in the 2024-25 season drew a lot of attention. It was because of the kick of Álvarez, who was Atletico Madrid's second kicker at the time.
Alvarez's shot shook the net, but Real Madrid players protested to the referee. It was said that Alvarez slipped right before shooting and touched the ball first with his stepping foot. If the kicker touches the ball twice in the penalty shootout, it will be a miss. Eventually, the referee declared Alvarez's miss.
After the game, Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone expressed dissatisfaction. It was said that Álvarez did not touch the ball meaningfully. "The referee said Álvarez touched the ball with his stepping foot at the penalty spot, but the ball did not move," he said.
He added, "I've never seen VAR in a shootout. Have you ever seen Álvarez play two-touch? Please come forward and raise your hand if you see him in person. No one's there. That's all I have to say."
As the controversy grew, UEFA gave an official answer to Alvarez's penalty shootout scene. "Atletico Madrid inquired about Álvarez's penalty shootout," UEFA said. "As you can see in the attached video, Álvarez made contact with the ball with his stepping foot before kicking the ball. Under current regulations, VAR had to signal to the referee that the goal should not be recognized." 온라인카지노
However, suspicions are growing over UEFA's video. "The Atletico Madrid international fan club association and other organizations have decided to launch a joint legal action," sports media ESPN said. "The Atletico Madrid fan group has raised questions over the video that was released to support the statement, saying it has been edited."