"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."
"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."
Diego Simeone received a red card in stoppage time after Virgil van Dijk's winning goal at Anfield. The Atlético manager became involved in an altercation with supporters on the touchline, reacting to insults directed at him when Liverpool scored their third goal. Simeone avoided detailing the exact nature of the insults and emphasized that such behaviour exists widely and cannot be solved in a single press conference. The incident occurred during Atlético Madrid's 3-2 Champions League defeat at Anfield in their opener against Liverpool.
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