2024-04-11 14:10:33
During the Champion League game between Atlético and BVB, Diego Simeone and Sebastian Kehl argued. The latter received a lot of support for his actions.
For example, tennis icon Boris Becker wrote on platform Due to the narrow 1:2 defeat, BVB still has a chance of progressing in the premier class at home on April 16th (from 9 p.m. in the t-online live ticker).
“You can’t put up with everything”
In addition to Becker, former national player and current DAZN expert Michael Ballack also praised the emotional confrontation on the sidelines. Ballack jumped to Kehl’s side and emphasized that his reaction was “absolutely right.”
He also commented: “We know Atlético’s behavior, including the coach. You can’t just put up with everything. We know Simeone on the line. If the referee doesn’t intervene, it’s certainly necessary to reprimand him sometimes. That’s what happened Sebastian Kehl felt called to do that.”
The argument was sparked by the fact that Atlético launched a counterattack after an hour, even though BVB captain Emre Can was still lying injured on the pitch. Kehl himself commented on his behavior as follows: “Emotions came up. Today it was about standing up to it. It was about a scene on the pitch. He and I know that. We’ll leave it at that.”