Atletico Madrid have submitted a formal complaint to UEFA over the penalty awarded against them during the Champions League matchday 3 fixture against Lille.

Atletico Madrid submitted a formal complaint in writing to UEFA on Thursday about the penalty awarded against them against Lille in the 3rd round of the Champions League (1-3) because they do not understand the play and what the infraction was that Marco Guida, the referee of the match, sanctioned, as sources from the club told ‘EFE’.

In the 74th minute, after a rebound in the box a, the referee gave the penalty, to the astonishment and protests of the Atletico players, in an action in which a handball by Angel Gomes, a player of the French team, was observed, and then a slight touch with Koke Resurrección’s foot on the same player, who was brought down inside the box. The referee did not check anything on the monitor after making the decision.

Three minutes later, after reaffirming his determination through the VAR, Jonathan David scored the 1-2 to level the match, which ended 1-3 in favour of the French side and with the defeat of Atletico, whose members did not know what the referee had awarded the penalty that changed the course of the duel in the final stretch.

“Hopefully we can find something to be able to say it was a penalty, so we can be sure it was a penalty. The referee said, firstly, that it was a handball; then they commented that Koke, in the middle of two players, pushed one of them… but the truth is that nobody cares. The 1-2 scoreline tipped the balance in Lille’s favour,” said Diego Simeone, their coach, at the end of the game.