Overview

• UEFA said it will examine match reports and footage following claims that an Atlético de Madrid assistant spat toward the crowd in stoppage time at Anfield.
• Diego Simeone was sent off after charging toward a spectator following Liverpool’s late 3-2 winner, with security restraining the Atlético coach.
• Clips circulating on social media appear to show a member of Simeone’s staff spitting toward the stands, and some angles purport to show a water bottle thrown.
• The fan, identified as Jonny Poulter, posted that he used insults and a gesture but insists there were no racist slurs or references to the Falklands and alleges he was spat on.
• Simeone acknowledged losing his temper and complained of sustained insults from behind the bench, while media reports noted Poulter’s 2015 sanction and stadium ban as background.