Diego Simeone has apologised for clutching his genitals to celebrate during Atletico Madrid's 2-0 win over Juventus on Wednesday.
After the match, Simeone said his gesture, directed towards the crowd at the Wanda Metropolitano after Jose Gimenez scored Atletico's opener, was to recognise the courage shown in their victory.
But at a press conference on Saturday, the Argentinian expressed regret for his behaviour.
"I don't look for excuses, I just want to apologise for what I did during the match," Simeone said.
"To the people who have been offended by the gesture, which was clearly a bad way to express what I felt about my players and was in no way directed at Juventus."
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