India, March 13 -- UEFA released a statement on Thursday regarding World Cup-winning Argentina international Julian Alvarez's 'double' penalty kick during Atletico Madrid's defeat to Real Madrid in the return leg of the Champions League last 16 at the Wanda Metropolitano.

Atletico took the match to the penalties after beating their Spanish league opponent 1-0 at home. Midfielder Conor Gallagher's first-minute goal restored parity on aggregate, as neither side managed to find the upper hand in the remaining 119 minutes of the match, thus forcing the tie-break. Real Madrid prevailed in the shootout, winning 4-2 to reach the quarterfinal.

However, the thrilling Madrid derby was marred by controversy after Alvarez's penalty was disallowed a...