UCL: Why Havertz was told to retake the penalty vs Dortmund

Former professional referee, Peter Walton in a statement said the correct decision was made when Kai Havertz was told to retake his penalty during Chelsea’s game vs Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Tuesday night at Stamford Bridge.

A talking point from the match was when referee Danny Makkelie told Havertz to retake his spot kick after he potted players had encroached the box as the Blues star hit the post.

Germany international scored, who failed to score the first spot kick, and ended up scoring when he was given a second opportunity.

Walton said on BT Sport: “That is encroachment, yes.

“He’s clearly in the area there, and what it is is he has a material effect on the ball. The ball comes back off the post and when you see it, it’s the player who’s encroached who clears the ball.”

Chelsea have now progressed to the quarter-final of the UCL tournament.