Mourinho Criticizes Refereeing After Atletico Madrid's 2-1 Win Over Real Madrid
After Atletico Madrid defeated Real Madrid 2-1 in a derby, Real coach Jose Mourinho criticized the refereeing, presenting images of two first-half challenges he believed warranted red cards. He argued that Atletico players Cristian Romero and Lee Kang-in should have been sent off, which could have changed the match dynamics. Real Madrid played with 10 men after Dean Huijsen's second-half red card. Mourinho praised his players' effort despite the result and questioned the referee's experience and VAR decisions.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (28–45/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
indiatoday broke this story on 20 Sept, 06:01 pm. Other outlets followed.