Simeone explanation won’t wash with pundits, who slam ‘cowardly’ Klopp moment

Simeone explanation won’t wash with pundits, who slam ‘cowardly’ Klopp moment

Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone came in for criticism following his decision not to shake Liverpool counterpart Jurgen Klopp’s hand.

The Atletico manager instead ran straight down the tunnel after his side’s 3-2 defeat on Tuesday. Liverpool took full control of Champions League Group B by clinching their third win from three games.

The match was full of drama in either half. Liverpool led 2-0 inside 13 minutes thanks to goals from Mohamed Salah and a volley from Naby Keita.

However, the Spanish champions were level before half time and VAR then dominated the second-half talking points.

After Antoine Griezmann’s red card, Liverpool got a penalty for a push off the ball in the box and Salah converted for 3-2. Atletico then got the same, but VAR ruled out their spot-kick for no foul.

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