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Mourinho Claims Two Red Cards After Atletico Beat Real Madrid
Atletico Madrid beat Real Madrid 2-1 in a football derby.
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho said the referee made important mistakes.
He brought pictures to the press conference to show two challenges he thought should have resulted in red cards.
One challenge involved Cristian Romero and Jude Bellingham.
Another involved Lee Kang-in and Federico Valverde.
Real Madrid later had Dean Huijsen sent off after a video review.
Atletico scored a penalty and then added another goal.
Real Madrid scored once late but could not equalize.
Mourinho also criticized the referee committee for choosing Ortiz Arias.
Atletico Madrid defeated Real Madrid 2-1 in Sunday’s derby.
Jose Mourinho displayed images of two challenges he believed deserved red cards.
Mourinho questioned why referee Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias was appointed.
Dean Huijsen was sent off after VAR upgraded his yellow card.
Real Madrid called the match officiating poor, while Atletico secured three points.
- Who
- Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, coach Jose Mourinho, referee Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias, and VAR official Daniel Jesus Trujillo Suarez.
- What
- Atletico Madrid won 2-1, while Mourinho and Real Madrid criticized several refereeing decisions and claimed two challenges deserved red cards.
- Where
- The derby was played at Atletico Madrid’s Metropolitano stadium.
- When
- Sunday; the article does not provide an exact date.
- Why
- Atletico won after scoring a penalty and a second goal, while Real Madrid were reduced to 10 men after a VAR-reviewed sending-off.
Mourinho and Real Madrid’s view
Match officials’ decisions and Atletico’s result
First-half challenges
Mourinho and Real Madrid’s view
Mourinho said Romero’s studs-on-knee challenge on Bellingham and Lee Kang-in’s challenge on Valverde’s ankle were two clear red-card offenses.
Match officials’ decisions and Atletico’s result
The article reports that Romero was ultimately booked after a VAR identity check, while no foul was given for Kang-in’s challenge; no response from Atletico is reported.
Dean Huijsen sending-off
Mourinho and Real Madrid’s view
Mourinho argued that playing 11 against 10 was difficult and said Real might have faced an even tougher match had both other challenges produced red cards.
Match officials’ decisions and Atletico’s result
VAR official Daniel Jesus Trujillo Suarez recommended a review of Huijsen’s challenge on Giuliano Simeone, after which the yellow card became a straight red for denying an obvious goalscoring chance.
Referee appointment
Mourinho and Real Madrid’s view
Mourinho criticized the Technical Committee of Referees for appointing Ortiz Arias, saying the referee lacked international experience and struggled with the pressure.
Match officials’ decisions and Atletico’s result
Mourinho stopped short of alleging a setup and acknowledged that the officials may simply have made mistakes; Atletico won the match and took the points.
Key facts
- Result
- Atletico Madrid 2-1 Real Madrid
- Scorers
- Alejandro Grimaldo scored a penalty, Jonathan David added Atletico’s second, and Antonio Rudiger scored Real Madrid’s consolation.
- Sending-off
- Dean Huijsen’s yellow card was upgraded to a straight red after VAR review.
- Contested challenges
- Mourinho highlighted Cristian Romero’s challenge on Jude Bellingham and Lee Kang-in’s challenge on Federico Valverde.
- Referee
- Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias officiated the match.
- League positions
- Atletico moved second on 16 points; Real Madrid were fourth on 15, six behind unbeaten leaders Barcelona.
- Real Madrid statement
- The club called the derby “marked by the poor officiating of Ortiz Arias.”
Quotes
Jose Mourinho
Real Madrid manager speaking after the derby defeat
“We can skip the press conference as the story of the game is here; they are two clear red cards. The difficulties we had playing 11 against 10, we can only imagine what it would have been like for 50 minutes with 11 against nine.”
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“It’s all been very strange. It’s a referee who, at 41, doesn’t have international experience. I don’t know why he was the referee. The poor guy came here and couldn’t cope with the pressure.”
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Sources
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