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Cerezo Keeps Crying Over Julián Álvarez's Penalty, He Can't Get Over It: 'There Are 50,000...'

The Regrettable Words with Which Enrique Cerezo Has Once Again Spoken About Julián Álvarez's Penalty

The Champions League is getting closer to reaching the desired final in Munich. With only the second-leg matches left to determine the semifinalists, the remaining teams are preparing. However, Cerezo has once again tried to stir up the controversy from the round of 16 with Julián Álvarez's penalty that was annulled.

During the match at the Wanda Metropolitano, Atlético de Madrid managed to force a penalty shootout to try to secure the victory. However, Real Madrid, to no one's surprise, managed to qualify for the quarterfinals after convincingly overcoming Atlético. A shootout that was criticized for the annulled penalty to Julián Álvarez for touching the ball twice.

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Enrique Cerezo speaking | Didac Aguirre

"There are 50,000 photos and you can't see a double kick," were the recent words with which Enrique Cerezo continues to claim this penalty. Unable to accept that Julián made a mistake and Real Madrid was superior, the Atlético president prefers to continue with the controversy.

Enrique Cerezo's Complaints

Since the founding of both clubs, Real Madrid has always been clearly superior to Atlético de Madrid. With a more extensive history and record, Real Madrid has built its reputation through effort and various talents. A completely opposite case to Atlético, whose reputation has been built on constant complaints.

Enrique Cerezo, president of Atlético, has shown a rather regrettable attitude for someone in his position. Despite being able to understand the annoyance after the penalty controversy, it has been proven on several occasions that the penalty was rightly annulled.

Atlético de Madrid player kicking a ball during a match.
Julián Álvarez's Penalty | Didac Aguirre

Even Julián Álvarez himself stated that he touched the ball twice before taking his shot, declaring that it was rightly annulled. In light of all this, Cerezo's statements only portray someone who, even weeks later, is unable to get over this defeat.

Julián's Attitude

At 25 years old, Julián Álvarez has shown to have an attitude and values far superior to those of Enrique Cerezo. Focused on trying to stay in the fight for LaLiga, Julián has shown that Atlético should focus more on playing and stop complaining.

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