Referees have their say on Mehdi Benatiafoul on Lucas Vazquez which led to the last minute penalty awarded to Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final match against Juventus at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Michael Oliver award a penalty to Real Madrid with just a few minutes to the game Juventus was in total control after humiliating Real Madrid with a 3-0 scoreline in front of their home fans.

But a foul on Vazquez by Benatia changed the course of the game and Gianluigi Buffon was also sent off for his complaint against the decision of the English referee with just a few minutes to extra time.

Cristiano Ronaldo stepped up to slot in the kick from the penalty spot to send Real Madrid to the semifinals. Many officials have their view of the spot-kick award to the Real Madrid as uncalled for.

"There is not enough contact to give a penalty," said former LaLiga referee Andujar Oliver on Radio MARCA. "[Mehdi] Benatia even touches the ball." Eduardo Iturralde Gonzalez, who once gave a very controversial handball to help knock Armenia out of Euro 2012 qualifying, also felt that the contact was 'not enough' when speaking on La Ser. However, the view across Spain is far from united as Ansuategui Roca backed Oliver's call.

"It's a penalty," noted the 61-year-old. "Penalties in injury time that change the result are always very controversial. "There is a push. The defender jumps on the attacker and knocks him down."

Rafa Guerrero, who officiated at Euro 2004, also cited the nature of the incident as one that would always divide opinion."I can understand that the moment in which it occurs is painful for fans outside of Real Madrid, but the truth is that it is a penalty," he declared.

Elsewhere, Mexican referees Felipe Ramos Rizo and Gilberto Alcala Pineda also find themselves in disagreement, the latter stating that it wasn't a penalty.

"I don't see controversy," wrote 2002 World Cup official Rizo on Twitter. "Simply, the referee applied the rules. It was a well-sanctioned penalty in favour of Real Madrid."

Another retired referee with his own controversial decisions to draw experience from, Graham Poll, gave credit to countryman Oliver for making the call in such a fierce environment.

"Oliver was courageous enough to award a penalty," according to report in Daily Mail.

"Surrounded and disgracefully harassed by half a dozen or so menacing Juventus players, led by their talismanic captain, Oliver stayed calm and correctly dismissed Gianluigi Buffon for his aggressive protests."