Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp has described the 3-2 win over Atletico Madrid in a "dirty game". Champions League. However, the German said that these kinds of victories are the most important in football.
In a European classic, Atletico managed to overturn the English 2-0 advantage, but in the end, it was again Liverpool who triumphed with the result 3-2. But the red card i Antoine Griezmann and the disputed decisions of the VAR, made the meeting characterized by high tensions, which continued after the end of the game.
Klopp, meanwhile, said he was happy with the victory and said:
"It was a difficult match. To be honest, I do not care at all how we won. "Dirty" victories are the most important. On a night like this, getting 3 points is a very important thing. "
The technician added:
"Our penalty was a regular penalty. And the other penalty (awarded to Atletico) was not like that, but I do not often see the VAR come back after a decision. I did not expect it but I think it was the right decision. The red card was somewhat unlucky, but it remains a red card. "Heels on the face and other interventions like this are punishable by red cards, and we have seen this in the past."
After the match, Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone rushed into the exit tunnel without shaking Jurgen Klopp. The latter said that the action of the Argentine was not right, but he still manages to understand the tension of the moment in question:
"The situation is clear. I wanted to shake his hand, ai jo. His reaction was not right, but mine was not the best possible. We are both very emotional, but next time I will definitely meet we will shake hands. He (Simeone) was angry, not with me, but with the match. There is nothing else. ”
