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Atletico Madrid suffer controversial penalty shootout heartbreak as little-known rule sees spot-kick disallowed to set up Arsenal showdown with Real... and it's all down to new technology

Arsenal will face Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final after Los Blancos edged past rivals Atletico Madrid following a nail-biting penalty shootout in the Spanish capital.

Real came into their second leg clash against Atletico up 2-1 on aggregate, but were forced to seal the tie on spot kicks after the Atletico led 1-0 after 120 minutes.

Diego Simeone's side were controversially denied a goal in the shootout, despite Julian Alvarez finding the back of the net for Atletico's second penalty.

His shot was ruled a miss because the ball ricocheted off his left foot after he initially kicked it with his right.