When Kinský was substituted, Atlético Madrid led 3-0 in the first leg of the two-legged Champions League tie, after two serious mistakes by the 22-year-old Czech.
Igor Tudor, who took over as interim manager after Thomas Frank was recently fired, stands by his decision.
Very unusual. I've been a football coach for 15 years, and I've never done anything like this before. It was necessary to spare him, to spare the team.
The whole team is behind him, and so am I. We've talked and he understands.
Atlético Madrid won 5–2 and have one foot in the quarter-finals ahead of the return leg.
