Julian Alvarez had a penalty incredibly disallowed during Atletico Madrid's shootout defeat against Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday.

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• Champions League tie went to penalties
• Alvarez scored his spot-kick
• VAR disallowed it for double contact

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Alvarez stepped up to take his team's second spot-kick in the shootout after the last-16 tie ended in a 2-2 aggregate draw. The Argentine forward scored but slipped as he hit it and a VAR review revealed that he had inadvertently touched the ball twice, resulting in the goal being disallowed.

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  Seeing Alvarez's effort ruled out put Madrid 2-1 up in the shootout before Federico Valverde stepped up to increase their advantage. Angel Correa scored to give Atleti a chance and then goalkeeper Jan Oblak saved Lucas Vazquez's penalty to provide a further boost, but Marcos Llorente could only smack the woodwork, allowing Antonio Rudiger to score and send the visitors through.

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  DID YOU KNOW?

  Carlo Ancelotti's side will now go on to the quarter-finals, where they will face Premier League side Arsenal following their 9-3 aggregate victory against PSV.

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