Courtois hits back
Real Madrid keeper Thibaut Courtois hit back at the Atleti boss and said: “I think Uefa sees it clearly.
“I’m tired of this victimhood, always crying over things like that.
“Referees don’t want to benefit a team, neither in Spain nor in Europe.
“They saw it clearly with technology and called it that way.”
Furious Simeone
Speaking after the penalty shootout defeat, a furious Diego Simeone asked those in the press conference: “To anyone here: raise your hand if you saw that Julian touched the ball twice in the penalty.
“Come on! And? Ready? Nobody raises theirs. Another question…
“I’ve never seen VAR call to review a penalty in a shootout.”
Emery speaks on Villa win
“We started the match under our expectations.
“They dominated the match. We didn’t play the first half like we planned.
“We spoke at half-time, changed some thing, tried to change something in our minds to play better and it was completely different.”
IFAB’s penalty rules
In relation to Julian Alvarez’s controversial penalty, here’s what IFAB (International Football Association Board) has to say.
Law 14.1, which concerns penalties in a shootout, states: “The kicker must not play the ball again until it has touched another player.”
Law 14.2 then relates to penalties taken DURING a match.
It reads: “If, after the penalty kick has been taken, the kicker touches the ball again before it has touched another player, an indirect free kick is awarded.”
So with an indirect free-kick unable to be applied during a shootout, cancelling Alvarez’s effort appears to have been the correct decision lawfully.
Arteta speaks on Arsenal win
“We started well and scored the goal We were ahead twice but unfortunately we didn’t mane to win the game.
“You could see in the second half we looked tired, we were late for a few things and we lacked a little bit of cohesion, making so many changes.
“Overall we are very happy because we are where we want to be.
“There were some players that deserved some football and I was very happy to give them a chance. There were a lot of things to improve.”
Carlo reigns supreme
Carlo Ancelotti managed to keep his cool despite that nervy shootout.
The Italian is regarded as the king of European football.
And the win means he has now reached his 15th Champions League quarter-final – more than any other manager.
Ancelotti had previously been tied on 14 with Pep Guardiola – but Man City’s earlier exit to Real gave him the opportunity to pull clear.