Soccer Football - Europa League Semi Final Second Leg - Atletico Madrid v Arsenal - Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain - May 3, 2018 Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone looks on from the stands before the match REUTERS/Sergio Perez
MADRID (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has called on UEFA to change the away-goals rule, suggesting sides playing the second legaway have an unfair advantage under current regulations. The Argentine, who was sent off in the first leg of Atletico’s 2-1 aggregate Europa League semi-final victory over Arsenal, received a four-game suspension from European soccer’s governing body for the incident which led to him being sent to the stands.
Simeone, 48, has served the first match of the ban and local media reported that he will contest the punishment, which if upheld would mean he cannot sit in the dugout during the final against Olympique de Marseille on May 16 in Lyon.
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