LFC Live - Diego Simeone reveals what he said to Arne Slot after furious red card vs Liverpool

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Diego Simeone told Arne Slot that Atletico Madrid could have earned a draw in their dramatic defeat to Liverpool.

The Spanish side fell to a 3-2 defeat at Anfield on Wednesday evening in their Champions League meeting.

Andrew Robertson and Mohamed Salah had seemingly put Liverpool on their way to a comfortable win with early strikes, only for Marcos Llorente to level matters with two second-half goals.

Virgil van Dijk eventually got Liverpool over the line with his stoppage-time strike.

And speaking after the game, Atletico boss Simeone told Slot that his side could have snatched a draw with even more late dramatics.

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Speaking to Spanish TV after the game, he said: “The team reacted to a 2-0 deficit on a tough pitch, especially the first goal that bounced back and ended up becoming a goal, boosting the opponent's morale.

In the Champions League, we're going to face opponents of this calibre, who are very good, and we showed that we're ready to compete.”

Simeone was at the heart of a bizarre incident after Van Dijk’s winning goal as he was sent off after an exchange with a Liverpool fan.

I hope Liverpool can improve that aspect and that when they identify the person who did that, there will be consequences.

"There were insults throughout the match, including gestures.

I have to live with it as it exists all over the place all of the time."

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