UEFA will look into the possibility of reviewing the double touch rule that helped lead to Atletico Madrid’s loss in a penalty shootout against Real Madrid in the Champions League. UEFA said on Thursday it will enter discussions with FIFA and the International Football Association Board "to determine whether the rule should be reviewed in cases where a double touch is clearly unintentional.

Alvarez's penalty was disallowed by the VAR after the slightest double-touch as he slipped. Should it really have been disallowed?

Atletico Madrid will still be coming to terms with not just another defeat to city rivals Real Madrid in Europe, after they exited on penalties on Wednesday night in the Champions League Round of 16.

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Arsenal and Aston Villa are the last Premier League clubs standing in the Champions League and they both face European giants in the quarter-final stage. Mikel Arteta's men have a mouth-watering tie against 15-time winners and reigning champions Real Madrid in the quarter-finals.

PSG made the quarter-final stages of the UEFA Champions League on March 11. They beat Liverpool at Anfield 4-1 on penalties after the game finished 1-1 on aggregate over two legs. Luis Enrique's team had to wait 24 hours for its quarter-final opponents to be revealed.