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Ancelotti: Klopp told me going ahead with the Liverpool vs Atletico game was a criminal act

Carlo Ancelotti has revealed that Jurgen Klopp told him it was a "criminal act" to allow the second leg of the Champions League last-16 tie between Liverpool and Atletico Madrid to go ahead.

The Reds lost 3-2 to Diego Simeone's side on March 11 in what was their final fixture before football was postponed amid the coronavirus outbreak, with Klopp having been seen remonstrating with supporters for trying to shake hands and high-five players and coaches.

The result at Anfield would see the holders exit the competition by a 4-2 aggregate scoreline, although Everton boss Ancelotti says that his Merseyside rival told him that the game shouldn't have gone ahead given the seriousness of the Covid-19 situation.