Diego Simeone has hit back at criticism of Atletico Madrid's behaviour versus Manchester City in their Champions League quarter-final second leg.
With City defending their 1-0 lead from the first leg, Atletico were pushing for an equaliser at the end of the second leg when Felipe kicked out at Phil Foden, who had jumped over his tackle. Fellow centre-back Stefan Savic steamed in to shout at Foden, sparking a melee between both sides that saw Savic booked and Felipe then receiving a second yellow card for his kick.
After the game, footage showed both sets of players and staff pushing and shoving in the tunnel, with reports of police getting involved to restore order. Simeone insisted he did not see what happened, but defended his side's conduct in the preceding melee.
