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The Spanish Outfit coach Diego Simeone has shared apology over his clash with Anfield crowd—however stated it had been triggered by constant verbal abuse from those local supporters

In the wake of Liverpool skipper Virgil van Dijk scoring an late decisive goal in their thrilling victory, Simeone lashed out when Simeone seemed was taunted by a Liverpool followers

Atletico’s South American gaffer subsequently complained to the match official as ground staff intervening between him and those home crowd

The coach had to be escorted away and continued the arguments before he was shown a red card then walked down the stadium tunnel

Addressing the media after that game, Simeone commented: “Firstly, I regret my involvement. Obviously coaches have a responsibility where we lack any excuse to respond and it reflects poorly if we do”

But, Simeone also voice his frustration over what he called “abuse during the entire match” by Liverpool’s home supporters

Simeone added: “Coaches find ourselves as representatives in which we serve as public faces, and in the same manner that campaign to eliminate racism or offensive chanting in venues, we should equally stand up in support of coaches, regarding verbal attacks we receive during the 90 minutes”

“It’s difficult to stand on the touchline we’re placed and hearing taunts throughout the whole game. I saw the situation from a distance following the third goal. I looked back, the abuse persisted, and frankly, I have emotions”

After questioned further on what the nature of the insults had been, Simeone responded: “Honestly is I cannot recall in detail. I prefer not to enter into that aspect”

“The thing I believe is that I have to uphold my composure. I must learn to accept how to handle everything occurs in front of the bench, and realize I cannot solve people’s behavior”

“My reaction isn't acceptable however can you imagine what it’s like to receive insulted throughout the whole match? I would urge Liverpool to improve this issue so that when they identify the person responsible, there will be penalties”

This incident took place in the finale of a action-packed match where the hosts scored twice within the opening six minutes, courtesy of Andy Robertson as well as Salah, before Atletico mounted a comeback

Llorente scored twice for the Madrid outfit to equalize the score, but the reigning English top-flight title holders and present leaders rallied to snatch the winning final goal via the captain’s powerful headed effort