DIEGO SIMEONE was pelted with missiles by shameful Manchester United fans after dumping the Red Devils out of the Champions League.
The Atletico Madrid manager masterminded another trademark performance in this competition.
Diego Simeone celebrated down the touchline after dumping Manchester United out
The Atletico Madrid bossed dodged out of the way of the flying objects
A shower of drink narrowly missed the Argentine
He made his way up the tunnel between sets of angry fans
Renan Lodi grabbed the only goal of the game with a back-post header.
And after Jan Oblak collected Alex Telles’ corner in the final seconds of injury time, that was that and United were out.
As soon as the full-time whistle blew, the animated Argentine sprinted down the touchline towards the tunnel shouting and punching his fists.
But as he made his way past the furious home supporters, a number inexplicably launched various objects from the front rows towards Simeone.
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The Atleti gaffer – finally knocking Cristiano Ronaldo out at the sixth time of asking – ran all the way to the shelter of the tunnel.
Most of the things thrown appeared to be drinks – but even many of the fans were missing their target, just like their players on the pitch.
United may well be in line for a Uefa charge as a result of the disgraceful behaviour.
Anthony Elanga went closest but hit Oblak in the face from close range before dragging another effort wide while Raphael Varane was superbly turned away.
There were ironic cheers around Old Trafford when cumbersome captain Harry Maguire was subbed off after another unconvincing display.
His biggest impact was on team-mate Ronaldo, smashing his head into the Portuguese forward’s teeth.
The result means Simeone’s side become the first team to dump the three English winners of the Champions League out in the knockout stages after Chelsea in 2014 and Liverpool in 2020.
And it also confirms United’s trophy drought continues.
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Their last piece of silverware was way back in 2017 – the five-season stretch is their longest wait since 1974.
Atletico captain Koke said: “We deserved the win in the first leg, but fought so hard here to get what we deserved from this tie.
“We want to go far in the competition and it’s incredible to still be in it.
“It’s important for us to still be in the Champions League in what’s an up-and-down season.
“For me, Jan Oblak is the best goalkeeper in the world. He’s shown it once again tonight.”
