Diego Simeone pushes Arsenal chief Andrea Berta on touchline as UEFA official rushes in

Chaos erupted near the end of Arsenal's Champions League semi-final second leg tie against Atletico Madrid, as Diego Simeone appeared to push Gunners chief Andrea Berta

Diego Simeone appeared to push Arsenal sporting director Andrea Berta near the end of the Gunners' Champions League win against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday.

Atletico manager Simeone cut a disgruntled figure on the touchline as his team tried and failed to find a late leveller at the Emirates Stadium. And the Argentine's frustration boiled over when ex-Atleti chief Berta, who worked alongside Simeone for more than 12 years in Madrid, tried to get the attention of referee Daniel Siebert.

As the clock ticked into the fifth additional minute in stoppage-time, Berta wanted Siebert to blow the full-time whistle, and it's safe to say that Simeone was far from pleased with the Arsenal chief. Indeed, Simeone came charging across from his technical area to confront an animated Berta before pushing him back to the tunnel.

Staff from both teams separated Simeone and Berta before the UEFA fourth official stepped in to calm the situation. Simeone then walked back to his dugout and ushered instructions to his side as they tried to score an equaliser.

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Atletico were trailing 2-1 in the tie and 1-0 on the night after Bukayo Saka scored a first-half opener for the Gunners. Saka tapped home from close-range after Leandro Trossard's effort was palmed out by Jan Oblak.

Simeone's side had chances in the second half to level, with Giuliano Simeone and Alexander Sorloth having the best of those, but they were unable to take them and exit the competition at the semi-final stage.

As for Arsenal, it's a first Champions League final in 20 years and the Gunners are set to face the winner of the other semi-final tie between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain in Budapest later this month.

Speaking post-match, Declan Rice delivered his verdict on the result and the mood in the Arsenal dressing room after securing a momentous win. "It is chaos [in the dressing room]," Rice told Amazon Prime. "I don't think you can underestimate what we have done in this competition up to this point.

"I think we have every right to celebrate that moment. The most prestigious competition in club football. We are just trying to soak it all in.

"We knew coming into the game what was at stake. If you can't get up for that, then you can't get up for any game of football. When we went 1-0 up, I knew we were going to win. I could feel something special building."

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