Atletico Madrid 2-2 Dortmund: Diego Simeone involved in touchline bust-up with Sebastian Kehl
Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone had a confrontation with Borussia Dortmund chief Sebastian Kehl on the touchline on Wednesday night as their respective sides did battle in the Champions League quarter-finals.
MailOnline reports that Atletico won the game 2-1, thanks to goals from Rodrigo De Paul and Samuel Lino in the first half, which gave the hosts a half-time ascendancy in front of their own fans at the Civitas Metropolitano Stadium.
Sebastien Haller then made it a tense ending for the hosts after grabbing one back in the 81st minute, but Atletico held on to secure a potentially vital one-goal advantage headed to Germany.
However one of the biggest talking points from the match was a clash between Simeone and Dortmund sporting director Kehl.
In the second half, Emre Can went down injured yet Atletico continued the game and counter attacked against the Dortmund defence – something that seemingly did not go down well with the visitors.
Simeone and Kehl were then seen squaring off, with the Atleti boss pushing his rival twice in the chest before they were separated.
‘We shouldn’t talk about the scene, but about what happened on the pitch,’ Kehl said after the match. ‘We played a very good game in the second half.
‘Emotions come together in this situation. Tonight was about standing your ground, that was the case in the situation.
