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Mourinho Fumes at Referee, Simeone Urges Respect After Fiery Madrid Derby

  • On Sunday, Atlético Madrid defeated Real Madrid 2-1 in the Madrid derby, with the visitors reduced to 10 men after Real defender Dean Huijsen was dismissed for fouling Giuliano Simeone in the penalty area.
  • Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho criticized referee Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias, holding up images of two first-half tackles he claimed were red cards involving Jude Bellingham and Federico Valverde.
  • Alejandro Grimaldo converted the resulting penalty kick, while Jonathan David doubled Atlético's lead six minutes later. Antonio Ruediger headed in a late goal for Real Madrid to reduce the deficit.
  • Atletico manager Diego Simeone urged restraint regarding Mourinho's comments, stating, "When you step outside the bounds of respect, it's not on."
  • Atlético climbed to second in the standings on 16 points, five behind leaders Barcelona. Mourinho remains focused on the season, stating they must "compete on a level playing field.
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José Mourinho was again the usual one on Sunday, attacking the arbitration after the 2-1 defeat of Real Madrid, which played with 10 men, against Atlético de Madrid in the Spanish league.

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By Federico Leiva, CNN en Español Losing a classic does not like anyone. Much less when defeat takes you too far away from the lead of the tournament. And much less when you feel hurt by arbitration. This is how Real Madrid feels after the painful fall in the classic of the capital

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Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho, following the team's defeat in the 'Madrid Derby' in the Spanish Primera Liga, unleashed harsh criticism toward the referee and the Video Assistant Referee (VAR). Real Madrid [on the 20th local time] in Spain

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Young-ho = Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho, who lost the 'Madrid Derby' in the Spanish Primera Liga, [talked] with the referee and...

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[OSEN=Reporter Jung Seung-woo] Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho truly exploded. He personally brought a piece of paper into the press conference room, pointed to the tackles involving Cristian Romero and Lee Kang-in (25, Atletico Madrid), and claimed, "Both were clear red cards." Spanish newspaper 'Mundo Deportivo' reported on the 21st (Korean time) that "Manager Mourinho took out a piece of paper containing two instances of players being forgi…

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elgrafico.com.ar broke the news on Sunday, September 20, 2026.
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