LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Diego Simeone said he faced repeated insults from the Anfield crowd before being sent off following an angry confrontation at the end of Atletico Madrid's Champions League game against Liverpool on Wednesday.
The Atletico coach said he responded to provocation from the crowd after Virgil van Dijk scored a stoppage-time goal in Liverpool's 3-2 win. It sparked a scuffle on the sideline with stewards and members of Atletico's coaching team all caught up in the fracas.
Speaking through an interpreter after the game, Simeone said he was “getting insulted all game” and he reacted because “I’m a human.”
There were furious scenes at the end of the game at Anfield after Atletico had fought back from 2-0 down and then conceded in the second minute of added time to lose the match.
A large scuffle on the sideline saw stewards try to wrestle control of the situation before Simeone was eventually shown red card by Italian referee Maurizio Mariani.
TV footage showed Simeone confront a fan in the crowd and stewards going over to calm the situation down.
Simeone said coaches were in a place where they don't have the right to "reply or react.”
The Argentine coach would not say what insults he received.
“I’m not really going to get into the exact nature of the insults. I don’t want to get in that discussion," he said. "I’ve got to stay in my place. I know what went on behind the manager’s bench. I can’t solve society’s problems in one press conference. I’ve got to live with it because it exists all the time.”
Liverpool coach Arne Slot said he was unaware of what happened.
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Atletico Madrid's head coach Diego Simeone gives instructions during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Liverpool and Atletico Madrid at Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
Atletico Madrid's head coach Diego Simeone celebrates after his player Marcos Llorente scored his side's opening goal during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Liverpool and Atletico Madrid at Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
Atletico Madrid's head coach Diego Simeone celebrates after his player Marcos Llorente scored his side's opening goal during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Liverpool and Atletico Madrid at Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The stars are out for the 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards, which honor movies, television and podcasts.
The first major ceremony of awards season has a reputation for its partylike atmosphere and for drawing a mashup of television and film stars. It also is known as a major fashion showcase.
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
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Robin Wright arrives at the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
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