EA Sports has significantly redesigned the way penalties and free-kicks work for FIFA 20.
As revealed in an EA Play livestream, the penalties and free-kicks have a new aiming mechanic designed to be more accessible, but with elements of skill to retain depth for those interested in mastery.
Here’s how penalties look with the new aiming mechanic (I assume the target can be removed when you’re playing against another human player).
Source: Eurogamer Penalties and free-kicks have changed for FIFA 20