Leny Yoro conceded a penalty at Selhurst Park after the Red Devils defender clumsily tripped Mateta in the penalty area. ..Continue reading
The French striker took the penalty himself and placed it into the bottom corner, although the finish looked strange and at first glance appeared to bobble into the net.
VAR reviewed the incident and revealed that Mateta had actually made contact with the ball twice, hitting it against his planted foot with his right boot.
Previously, this situation would have resulted in the double touch attempt not being allowed, but the rules have since been updated.
Under current law, an accidental double touch means the penalty must be retaken, so Mateta stepped up again to challenge Senne Lammens.
On his second attempt he aimed for the opposite corner, but the result was identical with the Palace striker scoring again.
In June this year, the double-touch penalty rule was revised following Julian Alvarez’s penalty in Atletico Madrid’s Champions League last-16 defeat by Real Madrid, which was controversially cancelled.
Alvarez had his goal disallowed after he slipped and made contact with his supporting leg – and Real Madrid ultimately advanced to the quarter-finals.
The International Football Association Board (IFAB) later issued a clarification on Law 14, confirming that penalties involving a second, ‘clearly accidental’ touch would now be retaken, provided the kick resulted in a goal.
“UEFA will immediately implement the clarification given by IFAB to Article 14 regarding cases of double touch of the ball by the player taking a penalty kick,” an official statement on UEFA’s website said.
‘As a result, all UEFA matches, starting with the UEFA Nations League semi-final between Germany and Portugal on 4 June 2025, will now be played under the new interpretation of Law 14.
“FIFA has confirmed that this will also be the case for European qualifying tournaments.”
The Premier League announced the change before this season started, stating in ‘What’s new in 2025/26: IFAB laws and Premier League football principles’: ‘An inadvertent double touch on a penalty kick by the kicker would mean the penalty must be retaken.
‘In the event of an intentional touch, an indirect free kick is awarded to the defending team.’
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