Antoine Griezmann briefly give Atletico Madrid hope of still reaching the Champions League final by scoring against Real Madrid tonight - but replays show his penalty kick almost definitely shouldn't have stood.
The two teams met in the semi-final first-leg last week, with Real running out 3-0 winners courtesy of a stunning hat-trick from Cristiano Ronaldo.
A three-goal lead to over turn against one of the planet's best teams sounds almost impossible, but Atletico are giving it a pretty good go, and after Saul Niguez made the second-leg 1-0 after just 12 minutes, Griezmann was handed an opportunity to reduce the deficit further from the penalty spot, and he duly took it.
Griezmann celebrates putting Atleti 2-0 up from the spot, but replays suggest his penalty should not have stood. Images: PA
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But, if you look closely at the replays, it appears the Frenchman hit the ball twice during his run-up - once with his right foot and then with his favoured left:
Of course, it's almost impossible for the officials to see it, but a penalty should just be one direct shot on goal, not two.
Real Madrid pulled a goal back through Isco just before half-time, but, at one point in the match , that penalty could still have been vital.This story was first featured on talkingbaws.com - simple, shareable sport. Like them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.
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