Diego Simeone EXPLODES at Raphael Varane as Atletico lose Champions League final to Real Madrid 4-1 in extra time
- Diego Simeone loses his temper as Atletico Madrid lose 4-1 to Real in the Champions League final
- Simeone twice ran on the Stadium of Light pitch during their defeat
- Simeone was furious with referee Bjorn Kuipers for awarding five minutes of injury time in the second-half
- Simeone squared up to Raphael Varane after Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty
- Simeone claims he reacted to Varane's celebrations in front of Atletico's bench
- Diego Godin gave Atletico the lead before Sergio Ramos late equaliser
- Gareth Bale, Marcelo and Ronaldo scored for Real in second-half extra time
Diego Simeone was on the verge of making history with Atletico Madrid before he and his side imploded to bitter local rivals Real in the Champions League final.
Simeone ran on to the pitch twice, either side of extra time, to confront referee Bjorn Kuipers and Raphael Varane as Atletico lost 4-1 at Benfica's Stadium of Light.
The La Liga champions looked like they were on course to win a maiden European crown when defender Diego Godin headed them in front before half-time.
Frustrated figure: Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone was furious with referee Bjorn Kuipers
Livid: Simeone was furious with Kuipers (centre) for allowing five minutes of second-half injury time
Time-keeping: Simeone (right) felt Kuipers (left) should have blown the whistle for full-time before Ramos' goal
Brawl: Simeone (second left) squared up to Raphael Varane (right) after Real scored their fourth goal
However, Atletico's dreams were dashed when Sergio Ramos equalised late in second-half stoppage time.
Ramos' goal was much to the chargrin of Simeone, who ran on to the pitch at the end of the first-half of extra time to vent his annoyance at referee Kuipers.
The Argentinian was incensed by the five minutes of added time that the Dutchman allowed for Carlo Ancelotti's side to score in.
Simeone's frustrations grew as late goals from Gareth Bale, Marcelo and a Cristiano Ronaldo penalty gave Real victory.
Simeone, who is notorious for having a short fuse, lived up to his reputation as he stormed on to the pitch in a heated exchange with Varane after Ronaldo's goal.
The incident came amidst Los Blancos' celebrations when Varane kicked the ball in the Atletico manager's direction.
Bitter night: Simeone looks glum-faced as Atletico miss out on the opportunity to win a maiden European crown
Europe's finest: Real Madrid celebrate winning an unprecedented tenth Champions League title
False hope: Diego Godin (right) celebrates scoring Atletico's goal at the Stadium of Light in Lisbon
Rising high: Godin (centre) headed home in the first-half for Atletico against bitter city rivals Real
So close: Real goalkeeper Iker Casillas (second right) was unable to prevent Godin's header cross the line
Varane's actions were much to the disdain of Simeone who booted the ball back towards the France international before running onto the pitch to confront him.
This resulted in a melee of players and staff to come between the two before the match could be concluded as Real won a tenth European crown.
After the match, Simeone explained that he was upset with the 21-year-old for celebrating in front of the Atleti bench, hence his furious reaction.
'He's a great player and he has a great life ahead of him,' Simeone said. 'But it was just ugly. At 4-1 it was pointless to create that.'
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good...hope it hurt--Simeone's players were obviously taking a leaf out of his playing style...always falling down trying to get opposition sent of...as he did dramatically with Beckham once.....
if the athletico players didn't have such an obvious delaying tactic (with players falling down and playing dead the last 8 minutes) there wouldn't be such a long injury time.. it was a well deserved victory for real they were better during the whole game and athletico was just lucky enough to score once!
if the athletico players didn't have such an obvious delaying tactic (with players falling down and playing dead the last 8 minutes) there wouldn't be such a long injury time.. it was a well deserved victory for real they were better during the whole game and athletico was just lucky enough to score once!
Perhaps if the Atletic player, just before the end of the match, had not lain on the ground forever clutching his knee and not moving until helped off the pitch then perhaps just perhaps the extra time would have been three minutes instead of two. The last ten minutes was all RM and it was just a matter of time before they scored.
the additional time dan some of referee decision was poor. Simone still best manager of the year with total cost of his squad less than bale's price and play in grand final of champion. He is simply the best coach
Felt bad for Athletico, really 5 mins was highway robbery.So unfair. And he was a gentleman up till silly Varane acted up .I the end it was all just a downer for them broke their spirit I say. Barca Bayern and Real are just evil, playing against them in Europe is playing against 12 men. This is the type of tactics and referee assisted crap Chelsea used to see all the time till they kicked down the door to Europe. Athleti will only get better after this and it'll spur them on.
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PhilJThom, newcastle upon tyne, United Kingdom, 2 days ago
Simone is a legend! He has done so much for Atleti since he came. He is passionate, genuinely cares for his players and the fans. There should be more managers in football like him, not simply paid mercenaries like Sam Allardyce who goes from club to club, wherever there is money for him. Atleti were so unfortunate to lose it in the last two minutes, but the players were all drained going in to extra time. Well done Real.