MADRID (Reuters) -UEFA said the correct decision was made to disallow Julian Alvarez's penalty in Atletico Madrid's Champions League loss to city rivals Real Madrid on Wednesday but European soccer's governing body would enter discussions to review the rule.

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,

UEFA have released a video with conclusive evidence that Julian Alvarez kicked the ball twice with his penalty for Atletico in their Champions League shootout defeat to Real Madrid. Alvarez’s penalty was controversially ruled out after VAR said he touched the ball twice as he slipped.