The Liverpool fan who was involved in the incident which saw Diego Simeone sent off at Anfield has given his side of the story.
The Atletico Madrid manager was shown a red card in the aftermath of Virgil van Dijk's injury-time winning goal that downed his side.
The Atletico boss had to be led away from the Anfield crowd
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The Atletico boss had to be led away from the Anfield crowdCredit: Getty
'Spat at me' - Liverpool fan at the centre of Diego Simeone row gives his version of events
Simeone was left apoplectic during the wild scenes that followed Van Dijk's towering header, which made it 3-2 to Liverpool late on.
The Argentine was on course to mastermind another famous Champions League away performance on Merseyside after Marcos Llorente equalised with less than ten minutes of normal time remaining.
However, Simeone was later remonstrating with the home fans behind his dugout after Liverpool grabbed a late winner.
The Atleti boss was captured by TV cameras being held back by several stewards in hi-vis vests, before he was sent down the tunnel.
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The drama didn't stop at full-time, with Simeone calling on Liverpool to issue 'consequences' for the fan involved in his press conference.
He said: "Let's talk about what refers to me. We are in a place where we don't have a right to reply or react, do we? It's never very good when we react as managers, is it?
"We are the people on the stage out there and need to behave well. But if there are comments against racism or insults, we can get angry and fight back as well, managers, from the place that we are to how we are getting insulted all of the game. When they scored the third goal, he turned around and insulted me, when I turned around, I am a person and I'm human."
Simeone added: "I'm not going to get into the exact nature of the insults. I don't want to get involved with that; I don't want that discussion. I have 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 over the place all of the time."
What happened between Simeone and the Liverpool fan?
The fan seen in the stands during the incident has now offered his take on the events, while he also accused a member of the Atletico coaching staff of spitting at him.
Simeone claimed he was 'fighting back' against insults
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Simeone claimed he was 'fighting back' against insults
During a video posted on X, Reds supporter, Jonny Poulter, said: “Something I want to get off my chest here with regards to what happened last night with Simeone.
“I think he’s a bit of a coward.
“When he went in and did his press conference after the game, the Spanish media asked what was said, whether it was racist, regarding the Falklands War and all this rubbish.
“There was nothing racist said by me or anyone else; there was no mention of the Falklands War by me or anyone else.
“But the fact that he was asked it and didn’t answer the question, and just got up and walked out, has left it open for speculation across the world.
“I’ve had messages on every platform, I don’t know how many, asking ‘What did you say, What did you say?’
He later revealed that he was the one involved in the bust-up with Simeone
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He later revealed that he was the one involved in the bust-up with SimeoneCredit: X
“I never said anything apart from ‘ayyy f**k off’ [gesture with middle finger], as you do – but that’s what he did to us when they scored the equaliser.
“His assistant manager was giving it ‘ayyy’ in front of us, and obviously, he was getting called a ‘sh*thouse’ and whatever else.
“And his assistant manager, who came over a spat at me…yeah…yeah.”
Liverpool's last-minute goals
After Simeone's dismissal, Liverpool went on to claim victory in their Champions League opener to make it five wins from five this term.
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It also retained the Premier League champions' record of scoring the winning goal in the final ten minutes of all their matches so far.
Arne Slot's men have left it late to beat Bournemouth, Newcastle, Arsenal, Burnley, and now Atletico Madrid.