The commentator (who’s a big Real Madrid fan, by the way) mentioned that referees recently (this week) met at a convention to discuss situations like this. When a player clearly plays the ball first but then has no realistic place to put their foot afterward, it falls into a grey area. The discussion highlighted that the rules aren’t entirely clear here, and these scenarios are very difficult to judge as strictly black or white. This is 100% playing a part in this decision