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,