Simeone has not stopped mocking Real Madrid

In the 25th minute of the match against Valladolid, Julian Alvarez scored the opening goal from the penalty spot. On the sidelines, coach Diego Simeone celebrated by touching two fingers together.

"Coach Simeone used the 'scissors' gesture to refer to the moment Alvarez touched the ball twice during the penalty shootout against Real Madrid in the Champions League," ESPN commented.

Coach Simeone celebrates strangely.

It seems that the Argentine coach still cannot swallow the defeat against his city rivals. Previously, "El Cholo" had publicly criticized VAR for refusing to recognize Alvarez's penalty kick: "Whoever saw Alvarez touch the ball twice, raise your hand. No. I have never seen VAR intervene in a penalty shootout."

Back at the Wanda Metropolitano, Alvarez's double from the penalty spot, along with goals from Giuliano Simeone and Alexander Solorth, sealed a 4-2 win for Atletico against the bottom of the table.

As for Alvarez, he has scored 26 goals for the "Rojiblancos" this season, thereby surpassing Antoine Griezmann (25 goals) to become the player with the most goals in his debut season under coach Simeone. The third person is Luis Suarez with 21 goals.

In addition, Alvarez is also the third Atletico Madrid player to score two goals from the 11m mark in a match. Previously, only Diego Costa (2013) and Saul Niguez (2020) did the same.

3 points at home help Atletico maintain a slim hope in the championship race. Coach Simeone's team is 7 points behind Barca, while the season has 7 rounds left.

Source: https://znews.vn/simeone-chua-thoi-mia-mai-real-madrid-post1545901.html