What was a high octane round of 16 tie between two European giants Atletico Madrid and Juventus churned out some rare and some questionable scenes. Atleti did manage to scoop out a two nil victory in this first leg with both centre-backs JM Gimenez and Diego Godin scoring through set pieces.
One of the rare and questionable scenes was Atletico manager Diego Simeone celebrating in the most bizzare way – by grabbing his crotch and roaring to the fans. It also happens to be a throwback from his playing days at Lazio.
“It’s not a nice gesture, I admit, but I felt the need to do it,” he said.
“I did it as a player at Lazio and I did it again to show our fans that we have cojones. I can only apologise if anyone was offended.”
“It wasn’t aimed at the other team, I was turning towards our own supporters,” Simeone said.
“There are many things that can be won in football, but what will always remain are the memories of playing in a competitive team and that is the most healthy and beautiful thing that can happen to an athlete.”
The Spanish side have kept a clean sheet in all three of their Champions League games against Juve, who need to score at least twice in Turin on 12 March.