Diego Simeone Defies Football Tradition as Arsenal Fans Celebrate His Exit After Atletico's Loss

DIEGO SIMEONE broke an unwritten rule in football after Arsenal dumped Atletico Madrid out of the Champions League.

The LaLiga giants were edged out of the tie at the Emirates Stadium.

Diego Simeone broke an unwritten rule by stepping over Arsenal’s badge on Tuesday Credit: arsenaltunnelcam via Storyful The Argentine appeared to change his direction in order to step over the crest Credit: arsenaltunnelcam via Storyful

Atletico had been hoping for more success, having held the Gunners to a 1-1 draw in the first leg in Madrid.

But ‘s first-half tap-in was enough to deny Simeone a third attempt at glory in the .

The Argentine manager appeared to be in no mood to engage with supporters as he was jeered down the tunnel after full-time.

Some spotted that the sour , 56, even broke an unwritten rule as he headed to the changing rooms.

A video captioned the manager deliberately walking over the Arsenal crest in the tunnel.

It is usually expected that players and coaches avoid walking on team crests as a sign of respect.

Benjamin White did the same at the Metropolitano

But Simeone could be seen to purposely change his direction of walk in order to stop over the Gunners’ badge.

Arsenal fans spotted the act by the coach and increased their jeers towards him.

The mark of disrespect comes after Arsenal star did the .

The defender was confronted by Simeone and his son Guiliano in the tunnel after the match.

Atletico striker Iker Luque was also still annoyed with White’s actions in the warm-up for the game.

The ace was seen walking over the crest as he made his way onto the pitch.

After the second leg confirmed Arsenal’s place in the final, Simeone was more congratulatory to the Gunners when speaking to the media.

Although he did make one jibe as he suggested that the North London outfit has benefited from extra spending on the squad.

He said: “There’s nothing to say, we’re out.

“We congratulate Arsenal, they competed well and they have a team and a coach that I like.

“They follow a consistent approach, with significant financial resources that allow them to compete at this level, so congratulations.

“We’ll keep doing our job, without dwelling on a single detail of something that’s so obvious.

“In the first leg, we already had chances to score and didn’t take them.

“Here, in the second half, we improved, got more into the game, played in their half and had opportunities.

Simeone missed out on a third Champions League final Credit: EPA He congratulated Arsenal on the win in front of the media Credit: Getty

“All those little details that sometimes go your way. This time, .

“Congratulations to Arsenal, they deserve it as they’ve been fighting for years to get to the final.

“ did an incredible job so far, so I am happy for them.

“If we got knocked out it’s because our opponent deserved to go through. If you ask me how I feel, I feel calm.

“My team gave everything but we weren’t clinical. We were competing with a team that had so much strength and talent.”

Arsenal have had the last laugh as they await either Bayern Munich or Paris Saint-Germain in the final.

The showpiece match is – three hours earlier than the traditional kick-off time.

However, some fans of seeing the match with tickets expected to be at least £155 in category 2.

The Gunners have been allocated 16,824 seats with the most expensive at an eye-watering £820.