It was a difficult night for all involved at Liverpool at Anfield on Wednesday.

The Reds will have been hoping the crowd will have had a huge impact as they looked to turn around the 1-0 deficit from the first leg. However, in the end, it failed to have the desired effect. Just like they did at the Wanda Metropolitano, Atletico Madrid triumphed - albeit after extra-time on this occasion.

The pressure on both sides in this match was intense. After all, the Merseyside outfit are the European champions, with this being the defence of their trophy. Meanwhile, this tournament may be Los Rojiblancos' best chance to qualify for next term's edition given there are currently in sixth place in La Liga.

You would not expect Jurgen Klopp to feel the weight of the world on his shoulders. After all, this is a position he has been in before, whilst his C.V itself illustrates that he can deal with moments of pressure. However, this time, it looks as if he struggled to control his emotions.

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It started off as he came out of the tunnel before kick-off. Of course, everyone is worried about COVID-19, now classed as a "pandemic" by the World Health Organisation, and Klopp's frustration at being asked by supporters to shake and slap their hands is understandable.

Having said that, there are certainly better ways of going around the situation than shouting expletives and insults at supporters who consider you a hero. The incident did little to give the impression that he is a man of the people.

Throughout the match, he was visibly angry, and there were occasions when he shouted patronisingly at the referee from his technical area - unless his smile and gesticulations were indications that he was delighted with the performance of Danny Makkelie, the man in the middle.

Perhaps his most embarrassing moment came after the game, though. During his post-match interview, he said: "I don’t understand with the quality they have the football they play. They could play proper football but they stand deep and have counterattacks".

It is not the first time Diego Simeone's men have been spoken about in such a manner (ESPN via The Daily Express), but it doesn't reflect well on Klopp. At the end of the day, football is about winning, and Simeone didn't just find a way to do that on Wednesday - he has been doing it regularly ever since he joined the Madrid-based outfit as their boss in 2011. That is his and his team's way - to come out and suggest they don't play "proper football" is arguably childish.

The 52-year-old is a legend at Liverpool, and rightly so. Here, though, he has crumbled a little under the pressure - he is far better than this.

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