Diego Simeone sent some veiled criticism in the direction of Pep Guardiola after Atletico Madrid's Champions League exit to Manchester City, suggesting the Blues boss 'praised Atleti with contempt.' After an intense first leg that saw Atletico defend resiliently and concede just once at the Etihad, Guardiola had mentioned how difficult it's been to break down such a set up 'since prehistory'.
Those comments were taken out of context by Atletico and Spanish media, who took it as a criticism, so tensions were already high going into the second leg.
City's 0-0 draw at the Wanda Metropolitano was marred by a large melee towards the end, and an incident in the tunnel after the game involving both sets of players.
Simeone was booked for entering the pitch to try and calm his players, but he didn't entirely diffuse the situation with Guardiola when asked if the City boss had 'disrespected' Atletico with his comments over their style of play. ALSO READ: Diego Simeone defends what Atletico Madrid did in melee and tunnel incident vs Man City "I don’t have to have that sort of opinion.
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