Real Madrid Condemn Refereeing After 2-1 Derby Defeat to Atlético Madrid

Real Madrid have criticised referee Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias after their 2-1 loss to Atlético Madrid at the Metropolitano. The club said two first-half challenges on Jude Bellingham and Federico Valverde should have resulted in red cards for Atlético players. Real Madrid argued that the decisions affected the outcome of the derby. The match changed in the 52nd minute when Real defender Dean Huijsen was sent off for denying a clear goalscoring opportunity. Alejandro Grimaldo scored the resulting penalty, Jonathan David added a second, and Antonio Rüdiger pulled one back late on. José Mourinho also protested the decisions after the match, presenting a poster highlighting the incidents Real Madrid believed were wrongly handled.

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