Mourinho fiercely criticized the "culprit" behind Real Madrid's defeat to Atletico Madrid in La Liga.
“Mourinho” slammed the referee for failing to give two red cards to Atletico Madrid players, leading to Real Madrid’s loss, and presented evidence to the media.
Jose Mourinho, manager of the “Los Blancos” Real Madrid, sharply condemned the referee’s poor performance for not issuing red cards to Atletico Madrid players in two key moments, which contributed to Real Madrid’s 1-2 away loss in the Spanish La Liga last night. He showed images of both incidents to reporters after the match.
The first incident Mourinho was upset about involved Jude Bellingham being stepped on the knee by Cristian Romero, who only received a yellow card. In another moment, Federico Valverde had his left ankle stamped hard by Lee Kang-in, yet Lee did not even get a yellow card.
Mourinho said, "This is the whole story of the game. Those were two very clear red cards. The only people happy besides Atletico Madrid fans were the referees themselves.”
“Real Madrid should have played against nine opponents on the field. The referee (Ortiz Arias) lacks the experience to officiate a Madrid derby like this. The referee was very bad, really bad.”
“It’s very strange because normally the referee’s name is announced a week before the match, but this time it was only 24 hours before. He is a 41-year-old official who is not particularly skilled. This poor man came here and simply could not handle the pressure.”