What can be and cannot be done when you kick a penalty

The match of the Champions League round of 16, between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, was decided on penalty kicks. The blancos also won thanks to the cancellation of a shot from the disk, that of Julian Alvarez, for ‘double touch’, a very rare episode in the world of the ball and which has aroused surprise in many of the Colchoneros fans present at the metropolitan stadium. Their joy for the goal, in fact, was immediately interrupted by the intervention of the Var who canceled everything. But what does the regulation say?

The Argentine slipped at the time of the shot and the video highlighted a “Double touch” involuntary: first with the right foot and then with the accident. This violation of the rules led to the cancellation of the goal. From the central circle, Kylian Mbappé immediately reported the irregularity to the fourth man, while the penalty shot was officially declared invalid.

From your part, Thibaut Courtois He said he immediately warned the referee: “It was unfortunate, but it can happen. “On the other side, Diego Simeone He got infuriated and caused journalists to the press conference: “Who saw Julian touch the ball twice, raise his hand! Nobody?“

Regulation on penalty kicks

Lequipe took advantage of it to draw up the list of things that can or cannot be done during the penalty kicks lottery in an official FIFA manifestation. Some are obvious, others much less. Here it is for a right review:

• Only authorized players and referees can remain on the field.
• All players, except the shooter and two goalkeepers, must remain in the central circle.
• The goalkeeper of the opposing team must remain in the Porta area, outside the penalty area.
• A goalkeeper can be replaced by another authorized player.
• The shot ends when the ball stops moving, comes out of the game or the referee whistles an infringement.
• The shooter cannot replay the ball after the first touch (This is Alvarez’s infringement!).
• If the goalkeeper commits an infringement that leads to a second shot, he receives a warning.
• If the shooter commits an infringement after the referee’s whistle, the shot is considered failed and the player is warned. (The footballer cannot, for example, in no way stop running during the execution, can at most slow it down.)
• If the goalkeeper and the shooter commit an infringement simultaneously, the shot is considered failed and the tuner receives a warning.