Mourinho came to the press conference with printouts of controversial episodes of the derby

After the Madrid derby, Jose Mourinho appeared at a press conference with printouts of two controversial episodes of the match. The Portuguese believes Atletico should have received two red cards for episodes involving Jude Bellingham and Federico Valverde. "We could skip the press conference, because the story of the match is already here," Mourinho said, showing the photos to reporters. According to him, because of these episodes, Real could find themselves in a situation where they would have to play against nine Atletico players. In particular, the Madrid coach criticized the main referee Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias and the VAR-referee Daniel Trujillo. Mourinho said the referee had failed to cope with the pressure of the derby and also pointed out that VAR intervened in one episode but did not do so in another. "A poor referee, who judged only non-status matches, and a man with VAR, who has a rich history with Real. Congratulations to the Committee for the appointment of referees," concluded the Portuguese sarcastically. The match itself ended with the victory of Atletico with a score of 2:1. After Dean Heysen was sent off, the home side converted a penalty and scored a second goal, with Real only able to respond with a late goal from Antonio Rüdiger. Mourinho also praised his players, saying they had a strong first half and showed character despite the difficult circumstances.