"A member of Atletico Madrid's coaching staff appeared to spit at some Liverpool fans during the fracas that broke out at Anfield yesterday evening. There was late drama in the Champions League game between Liverpool and Atletico, with Virgil van Dijk heading in the winner from a corner in stoppage time. It looked like Diego Simeone's side would be coming away with a point, but it ended 3-2 to the Reds, and it sparked a big reaction on the side of the pitch."
"There's now more context to what happened, with a video appearing to show one of Simeone's staff spitting into the crowd, possibly at one Liverpool fan or a section of them pic.twitter.com/Arpzm4ysux Epic Red Cards (@epicredcards) September 18, 2025 Simeone may have spoken more calmly about the incident afterwards, but all in all this doesn't paint him or his coaching team in a great light."
A member of Atletico Madrid's coaching staff appeared to spit at some Liverpool fans during a fracas at Anfield after Virgil van Dijk headed a stoppage-time winner. The match finished 3-2 to Liverpool after Atletico had recovered from 2-0 down to level the game. Diego Simeone said he should not have lost his cool and claimed a Liverpool fan had been insulting him throughout the 90 minutes while calling for the club to take action. Video footage appeared to show a staff member spitting into the crowd. The incident raised questions about professionalism and damaged the coaching team's reputation.
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