Atlético Madrid boss Diego Simeone has claimed he was "fighting back" against insults from supporters before he was shown a red card in his team's 3-2 defeat in their Champions League opener against Liverpool at Anfield.

Simeone was dismissed in stoppage time after Virgil van Dijk scored a winner for the hosts in front of the Kop.

The Atlético manager appeared to get caught up in an altercation with Liverpool supporters on the touchline before stewards try to wrestle control of the situation and then Simeone was sent off by referee Maurizio Mariani.

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Simeone said he responded to provocation from the crowd. It sparked a scuffle on the sideline with stewards and members of Atlético's coaching team all caught up in

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