Ivan Juric, manager of Southampton, feels Liverpool should have been given a penalty in the second half of their 3-1 loss at Anfield on Saturday. Will Smallbone gave the Saints an unexpected lead in stoppage time of the first half, but Darin Nunez quickly erased the lead. Mo Salah scored two penalty penalties in the second half to give Liverpool the victory, but Juric thought the first one was unfair. There didn't appear to be much in the area as Smallbone and Nunez collided, but referee Lewis Smith gave the penalty. Juric, the Southampton manager, is furious at Liverpool's penalty call. "They responded quite well," Juric said to BBC Sport. "We had some excellent first-half situations. The match was altered, in my opinion, by the [first] penalty, which was not a penalty. I'm happy with the way we performed today. "This can never be a punishment. Since it was 1-1 and somewhat altered the outcome, I apologize for what happened. Many of our yo...
Atletico Madrid's 2-1 comeback triumph over Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday was a historic moment for the hosts, but it was also a tense match. Several flashpoints occurred during the 90-minute match at the Metropolitano, one of which occurred soon before halftime when the visitors took the lead.
As the Leverkusen players celebrated Piero Hincapie's goal, Jeremie Frimpong kicked Margarita's bouquet of flowers, which had been placed in the corner of the pitch as a tradition at home games for the past 30 years.
Atleti supporters were outraged by the Dutch defender's actions, which they saw as extremely disrespectful. Immediately following the celebrations, defender Jose Maria Gimenez, a Los Colchoneros returnee from injury, approached him aggressively. However, he has now stated that he was unaware of this and apologized to the club and its followers via his X account.
"After yesterday's game, I learned about the Metropolitano's flower bouquet tradition. I was unaware of it, and when the target was reached, I became overly excited and made a mistake.
"Sorry to the Atletico fans and especially to Margarita."
Atleti appears to have accepted the apology, as he responded to Frimpong's tweet by admitting that he was ignorant of the significance of Margarita's flowers.
Despite losing their status as La Liga leaders last weekend, Atletico Madrid is doing quite well right now. A win in next week's final league phase match against RB Salzburg would mean that they advance directly to the Champions League's last 16, which would be fantastic news for Diego Simeone and his team given the hectic fixture schedule that they will face.
As the Leverkusen players celebrated Piero Hincapie's goal, Jeremie Frimpong kicked Margarita's bouquet of flowers, which had been placed in the corner of the pitch as a tradition at home games for the past 30 years.
Atleti supporters were outraged by the Dutch defender's actions, which they saw as extremely disrespectful. Immediately following the celebrations, defender Jose Maria Gimenez, a Los Colchoneros returnee from injury, approached him aggressively. However, he has now stated that he was unaware of this and apologized to the club and its followers via his X account.
"After yesterday's game, I learned about the Metropolitano's flower bouquet tradition. I was unaware of it, and when the target was reached, I became overly excited and made a mistake.
"Sorry to the Atletico fans and especially to Margarita."
Atleti appears to have accepted the apology, as he responded to Frimpong's tweet by admitting that he was ignorant of the significance of Margarita's flowers.
Despite losing their status as La Liga leaders last weekend, Atletico Madrid is doing quite well right now. A win in next week's final league phase match against RB Salzburg would mean that they advance directly to the Champions League's last 16, which would be fantastic news for Diego Simeone and his team given the hectic fixture schedule that they will face.
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