Diego Simeone: Will Atletico Madrid boss be suspended for Arsenal clash after Liverpool red card?

Virgil Van Dijk’s latest winner sentenced Atletico Madrid to a frustrating defeat during his Champions League opening match on Wednesday evening, but the Spanish evening went from bad to worse, manager Diego Simeone was sent in injury.

The Atletico dragged Liverpool 2-0 after only six minutes, but the Marcos Llorente splint made visitors with the match clock by decreasing. Until Van Dijk intervened with a powerful head in the 92nd minute to make sure that the hosts took the booty.

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Simeone was taken in the emotion of the moment after the winner, and was sharpened in a reaction by the taunts of a supporter.

After a touch of touchline has cleared the two benches, Simeone was rejected by referee Maurizio Mariani, casting a doubt about his involvement in the future meetings of the Champions League with Eintracht Frankfurt, Arsenal and Union Saint-Gilloinme.

Speaking after-match, he explained his side of history: “When they scored the third goal, he turned around and insulted me. I am a person, I am human.

“Obviously, my reaction is not justifiable, I insulted it. But it was 90 minutes to be insulted all the time. It’s not that simple.”

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Will Diego Simeone be forbidden for Arsenal vs Atletico Madrid?

Simeone is expected to serve a match line for a match after being sent after the match to Anfield.

UEFA regulations are read: “As a rule, a player or a team official sent by the referee is automatically suspended for the next match in a UEFA club competition (IE UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Conference League or UEFA Super Cup).

“In the event of a serious offense, UEFA disciplinary organizations have the right to increase this punishment, in particular by extending it to other competitions.”

Atletico will face Arsenal’s match match of the Champions League, which means that Simeone will serve its ban as an animator of Rojiblancos Eintracht Frankfurt next week and will return to the N5 canoe.

Atletico has the possibility of using the suspension, and could have it removed completely.