Diego Simeone breaks silence on Liverpool red card and reveals what was said in fan row
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Search Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone was shown a red card in the closing stages of his side's Champions League clash with Liverpool after clashing with fans.
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Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone revealed that he was insulted by Liverpool fans as he broke his silence on clashing with the crowd and receiving a red card, after Virgil van Dijk's dramatic stoppage-time winner.
The Atletico chief has now offered his version of events during his post-match press conference, insisting that there must be consequences for insults from the crowd.
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"They always talk about taking care of each other, but they insult you throughout the entire match and you can't say anything because you're the manager," Simeone said.
"My reaction was unjustifiable, but do you know what it's like to be insulted for 90 minutes, to turn around after the opponent scores and still be insulted?
Diego Simeone clashing with a spectator.
I have to live with it as it exists all over the place all of the time."
Simeone did credit Liverpool for their performance, grit and resilience, as they claimed another three points by virtue of a late winner.
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"The truth is that it was a beautiful game, in a fantastic stadium in front of an incredible crowd, against a team full of great players," he added to UEFA.
"We had our weapons and we gave our all to take the game in the direction that we wanted and I think we were dangerous.
"They [Liverpool] are a brave team, they showed that last season in their play, they competed well in the Champions League as well.
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