'Bild' reveals that there was a mess between Simeone and Nagelsmann

He went unnoticed among the maelstrom of protagonists after Red Bull Leipzig's victory over Atlético de Madrid (2-1) in the quarterfinals of the Champions but the newspaper Bild he wonders if there was a clash between Julian Nagelsmann and Cholo Simeone at half-time. The mysterious words of the German at the end of the clash invite you to wonder: What happened to the break between the two technicians?

Bild echoes Nagelsmann's statement to Sky Sports after the end of the meeting. This was the account of the events, according to Bild and Nagelsmann's words to the Sky Sports reporter. Nagelsmann is asked about the intense tactical duel between the benches during the match, to which Nagelsmann replies: “Except at halftime, everything was fine. There he briefly showed that he is a winner and that he wants to win all the time. “ Alluding to Simeone.

Reporter Britta Hofmann insisted on the revelation for what she just said: “Why? What happened there?” To which the German coach did not want to go into further explanations. “I'm not going to tell you in detail now. But there are cameras … “. The journalist then interpellated with another question: “Was it unsportsmanlike?” And this was Nagelsmann's response to the cameras of Sky Sports, according to the newspaper Bild: “I wouldn't have done it.”

So, something happened in the break between the two technicians that the Teuton did not like his Argentine namesake as confirmed by the Leipzig coach himself at the conclusion of the clash. The truth is that in the telematic press conference after the meeting he also made a small reference to his relationship with Simeone: “He congratulated me, he told me that we played a good game. I told him at halftime that it is great to meet a coach with his character. I have congratulated him on his character and personality “. Confirming otherwise, that there was a little conversation between the two at halftime and both characters somehow collided in the tunnel on the way to the locker room.