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In a post-match press conference following Sunday’s Madrid derby where Real Madrid lost 2-1 to Atlético Madrid, José Mourinho criticized the referees by showing printed photos of missed fouls that he believed warranted red cards. He specifically highlighted incidents involving Lee Kang-In's tackle on Federico Valverde and another player's actions against his team, arguing for stricter refereeing standards and questioning the capabilities of referee Ortiz Arias, who lacks international experience. Real Madrid’s official statement also heavily criticized the officiating, calling it "abysmal."
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-21,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Atletico Madrid beat Real Madrid 2-1 in a heated La Liga derby match on September 20 at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid. The match saw Atletico rise to second place with 15 points, trailing Barcelona by five points, while Real Madrid dropped to fourth with 13 points. Early in the second half, Dean Huijsen of Real Madrid was sent off for denying a goal-scoring opportunity, leaving his team down to ten men. Despite this disadvantage, Real Madrid managed a late consolation goal from Antonio Rüdiger. Atletico's goals were scored by Alejandro Grimaldo and Jonathan David in the second half.
Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho was highly critical of the officiating post-match, presenting printed photos to media during his press conference to highlight what he believed were missed red cards for Cristian Romero and Lee Kang-In, both from Atletico. Mourinho argued that these missed penalties significantly impacted Real Madrid's performance in the second half when they played a man down nearly the entire time. Despite the loss, Atletico manager Diego Simeone remained content with his team's victory. The controversy over officiating decisions overshadowed much of the post-match discussion. Both teams now face their next league matches after an international break.
Written for “Madrid Derby Controversy” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 9 other(s) covering the same event.
Jose Mourinho took a pointed swipe at the referees who took charge of Sunday’s Madrid derby, brandishing printed photos of what he perceived to be red-card-worthy tackles in his post-match press conference.
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he → take → conference
Mourinho, now in his second stint with Real Madrid, tasted bitter defeat to cross-town rivals Atletico Madrid, losing 2-1 after Jonathan David and Alejandro Grimaldo’s second-half goals cancelled out Antonio Rudiger’s late consolation.
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goals → taste → consolation
Real finished the match with ten men, though, after the former Bournemouth centre-back Dean Huijsen was dismissed for denying a goalscoring opportunity.
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Huijsen → finish → opportunity
Mourinho, though, felt Atletico deserved at least one sending-off themselves.
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Atletico → feel → off
He raged at two incidents which went unpunished, the first coming as Lee Kang-In stamped on Federico Valverde, catching him with his studs high on the calf.
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In → rag → calf
A club statement later confirmed Valverde had suffered “a severe injury to his left ankle.
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Valverde → confirm → ankle
Mourinho, never one to bite his tongue, came out with all guns blazing in the press conference, brandishing printed photographs of both incidents as he questioned why neither constituted a red card.
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neither → bite → card
“We can skip the press conference because the story of the match is right here.
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story → skip → match
Those are two clear red cards,” he said, before holding up the printed picture of Romero and Lee’s offences.
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he → say → offences
“Imagine if it had been [Atletico’s] nine against [Real’s] 11.”
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it → imagine → Real
Mourinho calls out referees with printed photos of missed fouls
Mourinho continued, describing referee Ortiz Arias as “a 41-year-old without international experience.
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Mourinho → call → experience
I don’t want to go further and say it’s premeditated but that the refereeing committee have made a mistake.”
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committee → want → mistake
The match report published on Real’s official website and social media channels was headlined: “A terrible refereeing performance decides the derby.”
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performance → publish → derby
Its top line branded the referee Arias “abysmal.”
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line → brand → referee
England star Bellingham was also left fuming and was seen shouting at the officials from a distance as he left the Metropolitano pitch at full-time.
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he → leave → time
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The defeat leaves Real fourth in La Liga after seven matches, one point behind second-placed Atletico and six adrift of runaway leaders Barcelona.
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defeat → read → Barcelona
They will host Villarreal when the league reconvenes after the international break.
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league → host → break
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