The laws of soccer on taking a penalty kick were clarified Tuesday after Julián Álvarez’s accidental double touch helped to eliminate Atletico Madrid from the Champions League .

The new interpretation will take effect in UEFA-organized games Wednesday when Germany plays Portugal in a Nations League semifinal in Munich, the European soccer body said.

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The update published by FIFA-backed rules panel IFAB means the kind of penalty Átletico forward Álvarez had disallowed after scoring in a shootout against Real Madrid in March should now be retaken.

Álvarez slipped and kicked the ball against his standing left foot in the shootout in the Champions League round of 16.

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