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Atletico vs Real Madrid penalty drama: Why Julian Alvarez’s spot kick was ruled out by VAR

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Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid 2 -2 in the Champions League quarter-finals.

Conor Gallagher 's goal was the fastest goal scored by an Englishman in Champions League history.

But the VAR ruled out Julián Alvarez’s penalty kick in the shoot-out.

The decision was made via VAR using only television replays.

Diego Simeone was fuming with the referee's decision to rule out Alvarez ’s spot-kick.

“I’ve never seen the VAR called to review a penalty in a shootout... Never!” the Argentine told a press conference.

Oh my word please, that cannot happen on a night like this,” he said before watching the replay.