Rudiger’s kick squirmed through the grasp of Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak to win the shoot-out. Julian Alvarez had earlier seen his effort ruled out for a double touch, while Lucas Vazquez’s effort was saved for Real, before Marcos Llorente’s strike crashed off the underside of the bar. That left Rudiger to become Real’s penalty hero.

UEFA is to speak to FIFA and IFAB to determine whether the rule that saw Julian Alvarez’s penalty against Real Madrid disallowed should be reviewed. The incident has caused much debate and partly resulted in Atletico Madrid crashing out of the Champions League on penalties.

Just like that, Atletico Madrid was left enduring yet another heartbreaking loss to rival Real Madrid in the Champions League. Julián Álvarez slipped and double-touched the ball while taking his penalty kick in the shootout against Madrid on Wednesday,

The hotly-contested 2024/25 La Liga campaign rages on for Real Madrid as the Spanish giants look to keep pace with rivals Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid this weekend.

It's a big game in La Liga on Saturday as top-four chasing Villareal hosts title-chasing Real Madrid at the Estadio de la Cerámica. Real comes into this clash having dramatically beaten Madrid rivals Atletico on penalties in midweek to claim a place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Real Madrid may have won at Villarreal, but there has been a lot of anger from the club over the decision to play the match on Saturday.The issue lies within the lack of rest that Real Madrid’s