Simeone was also accused of cornering double goalscorer Neymar in conjunction with club captain Gabi, who was dismissed by referee Gil Manzano for his actions during the interval.There have been various reports in various media relating to our coach, Diego Pablo Simeone, that are totally false," the Spanish champions claimed.
In addition, there have also been some images which have created the misunderstanding that Diego Simeone made a dismissive gesture towards the referee.
Our coach called Jesus Gil Manzano on his failure to award a penalty for handball from a shot by Antoine Griezmann. He does several times and, at the end of the sequence, he touches his forearm touches to reaffirm his complaint. At no time does he make the gesture interpreted by the media.
