Diego Simeone is one of world's richest football managers with net worth north of £100million

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Diego Simeone is one of the richest football managers in the world(Image: Clive Mason/Getty Images)

Diego Simeone has apologised for his rash reaction during Liverpool's 3-2 win over Atletico Madrid after he was sent off for clashing with a Reds fan.

The Atleti manager celebrated wildly after Marcos Llorente clawed his team back to a 2-2 draw in the dying minutes of the Champions League opener, with the struggling La Liga team looking set to take a point back to the Metropolitano Stadium.

Liverpool had opened the scoring early on, with Andy Robertson and Mohamed Salah both on target within six minutes.



However, Llorente hit back just before the break, and scored a brilliant volley in the 81st minute to seemingly secure a point at Anfield.

However, captain Virgil van Dijk stepped up in the 92nd minute to power a header home from Dominik Szoboszlai's corner, securing the three points and the victory for his team in the Champions League.

This yearly wage makes him the highest-paid coach in all of sports currently, with Premier League bosses like Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta following up behind on £19m and £14m, respectively.

The Atleti manager was dismissed in the heat of Liverpool's 3-2 win in the Champions League(Image: Marc Atkins/Getty Images)

But all of Simeone's money won't get him out of his European ban this time around, after his red card offence meant his players walked off at Anfield alone, heartbroken with their last-minute loss.

When asked further about his reaction to the goal and subsequent fan frenzy, he added: "They were shouting insults through the whole game from behind the bench and I cannot say anything as I am a coach.

"Obviously my reaction is not justifiable, I insulted him.

I have to live with it because it happens all the time."

Before he serves his ban, however, Simeone will have to deal with an away trip to Mallorca and two home games to Rayo Vallecano and league leaders Real Madrid as the club aims to kickstart their La Liga season.

Then, in the Champions League, it is a visit from 2022 Europa League winners Eintracht Frankfurt before a tough away trip to Arsenal.

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