0-4 made 55-year-old Simeone almost cry! 1 substitution of 3 people caused the team to collapse and helped Arsenal score 3 goals in 7 minutes

On October 22, the first 9 games of the third round of the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League will be played. In a strong dialogue, Atletico Madrid lost 0-4 to Arsenal in the away game. In this game, 55-year-old Atletico Madrid coach Simeone's substitution in the second half became a failure, which directly led to Atletico Madrid's collapse.

In the first half of the game, Atletico Madrid was able to exchange offense and defense with Arsenal on the road and tried to keep the goal. In the second half, Atletico Madrid even had a chance to almost score with Alvarez's long shot. However, in the 57th minute when Arsenal took advantage of a set-piece opportunity and Gabriel broke the deadlock, Simeone could no longer sit still.

In the 63rd minute, Simeone waved the flag and Atletico Madrid made three substitutions. Jimenez, Gonzalez and captain Koke were replaced and replaced by Ruggieri, Baena and Gallagher. These three substitutions were quite controversial, especially the direct replacement of central defender Jimenez, which disrupted Atletico Madrid's original solid defensive system.

After that, Arsenal scored 3 goals in a row from the 64th minute to the 70th minute. Martinelli extended his advantage with a shot. Dzhekeresh, who had not scored in 9 consecutive games in all competitions, was also activated after Atletico Madrid's substitutions and scored twice in 3 minutes. In this way, because of Simeone's failed substitution, Atletico Madrid's situation collapsed in a short period of time, and it could never be recovered from then on.

In stoppage time, when the defeat was decided, the camera showed Simeone on the sidelines. His expression was quite complicated. As a "bandit coach" of the generation, his eyes were red and he was about to cry. Obviously, at that moment he may have regretted his failed substitution adjustment in this game. After this defeat, Atletico Madrid has lost 2 games in the first 3 rounds of the Champions League.