UEFA will look into the possibility of reviewing the double touch rule that helped lead to Atletico Madrid’s loss in a penalty shootout against Real Madrid in the Champions League. UEFA said on Thursday it will enter discussions with FIFA and the International Football Association Board "to determine whether the rule should be reviewed in cases where a double touch is clearly unintentional.

After Julián Álvarez’s controversial disallowed penalty during Atletico Madrid’s shootout against Real Madrid in the Champions League, UEFA has broken its silence on the matter. Real Madrid edged Atletico Madrid in the Champions League Round of 16 through a dramatic and contentious penalty shootout,

The organisation published a statement clarifying the facts as to why Julián Álvarez saw his penalty disallowed.