Diego Simeone storms down tunnel and Barcelona boss Hansi Flick chases after him in classy act

Diego Simeone and Hansi Flick embraced in the tunnel after they met in LaLiga on Tuesday night.

The managers faced off at the Nou Camp as Barcelona hosted Atletico Madrid.

Flick would come out on top as his side fought back from a goal down to win 3-1.

Alex Baena had put the visitors in front before goals from Raphinha, Dani Olmo and Ferran Torres turned the match around.

Following the final whistle, Simeone stormed down the tunnel towards the away dressing room.

However, he did so before shaking hands with his opposite number, prompting a reaction from Flick.

The German was spotted heading after Simeone before the pair embraced in the tunnel.

They shook hands and hugged before Flick returned to the pitch, with the Argentinian turning to continue his walk down the tunnel.

Flick extends record

It came after the Barca boss had extended his impressive personal record against Simeone’s Atletico.

In seven meetings across his time with the Spanish giants and Bayern Munich, he has suffered just one defeat.

That came with the Blaugrana back in December 2024, his first LaLiga clash against Simeone.

Barca have avoided defeat in their four meetings since, including last season’s two-legged Copa del Rey semi-final.

Meanwhile, their latest victory was a third consecutive win over Atletico for both the club and their manager.

It leaves the LaLiga champions four points clear at the top of the table after extending their lead over Real Madrid.

However, their bitter rivals and third-place Villarreal have both played a game less.

Real Madrid can cut the gap back down to a single point when they face Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday.

As for Atletico, they missed the chance to move level on points with Barca after surrendering their lead.

Simeone’s side currently sit six points adrift of top spot in fourth place.

They also squandered the opportunity to complete an historic double involving Barca and Real Madrid.

Having already beaten their city rivals in September, it would have been only the second time this century that Atletico had beaten both El Clasico clubs in the same season.

Simeone previously achieved the feat during the 2021/22 campaign.

Atletico will have a second chance to complete the achievement when they host Barca in the reverse fixture in April.