Soccer-Mourinho fumes at referee, Simeone urges respect after fiery Madrid derby

Soccer Football - LaLiga - Atletico Madrid v Real Madrid - Riyadh Air Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain - September 20, 2026 Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho looks dejected after Real Madrid's Dean Huijsen is shown a red card by referee Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias REUTERS/Ana Beltran

MADRID, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Jose Mourinho needed ⁠only a sheet of paper to deliver his verdict on Sunday's Madrid derby, waving images of two first-half ⁠tackles as he accused the officials of losing control in Real Madrid's 2-1 defeat by Atletico Madrid.

Real were ‌furious that Atletico defender Cristian Romero was not sent off for a stamp on Jude Bellingham and also complained about a challenge by Lee Kang-in on Federico Valverde, before the visitors were themselves reduced to 10 men five minutes after halftime.

"We could skip the press conference because the story of the ​match is right here," Mourinho said, holding up the images in what was ⁠the start of a near five-minute rant.

"Those were ⁠two clear red cards. The difficulties we've faced since the sending-off. 11 against 10. Well, we can imagine what 50 minutes ⁠of ‌11 against 9 would have been like if justice had been done."

Real defender Dean Huijsen was dismissed for bringing down Giuliano Simeone inside the area as the last defender, allowing Alejandro Grimaldo to score with a low spot kick. ⁠Jonathan David doubled Atletico's lead six minutes later, with Antonio Ruediger heading in ​a free kick late to reduce ‌the deficit.

Mourinho said he could only "hug" his players after what he described as a first half "full of class and ⁠great character", but he ​aimed sharp criticism at referee Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias and those who appointed him.

"They've put a referee, aged 41, with no international experience – it's certainly not because he's a great referee," Mourinho said.

"Then the poor chap has come here and hasn't been able to cope with the ⁠pressure – and it really is intense pressure. I call it '80s-style pressure' here ​in this stadium, which you hardly ever see these days."

Asked about being six points behind Barcelona, Mourinho offered a pointed reply.

"If they just leave us in peace and let us compete on a level playing field with everyone else, we've still got a long ⁠way to go," he said.

"I don't want to go so far as to say this was set up... I want to believe that they simply made a mistake."

Asked about Mourinho's comments, Atletico manager Diego Simeone urged restraint.

"Whoever is speaking – be it me, Mourinho, Hansi Flick or Manuel Pellegrini, anyone – we have to be careful what we say," Simeone said. "When you step outside the bounds ​of respect, whoever you are, it's not on. You can't cross that line."

Simeone preferred to ⁠focus on Atletico's performance.

"Today we saw a great match; we defended very well against a team that plays very well," he said.

"We ​controlled the match when it was 11 against 11. We continued to control ‌it when it became 10 against 11. But this isn't just ​another step towards continuing to grow and improve."

Atletico climbed above Real into second in the standings on 16 points, five behind leaders Barcelona and one ahead of Real and Real Betis.

(Reporting by Fernando KallasEditing by Christian Radnedge)

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足球 - 西甲联赛 - 马德里竞技对阵皇家马德里 - 西班牙马德里利雅得航空大都会球场 - 2026年9月20日 皇家马德里主教练何塞·穆里尼奥在皇家马德里球员迪恩·胡伊森被裁判米格尔·安赫尔·奥尔蒂斯·阿里亚斯出示红牌后显得十分沮丧。（路透社/安娜·贝尔特兰摄）

马德里，9 月 20 日（路透社）——何塞·穆里尼奥只需要一张纸就能对周日的马德里德比做出评价，他挥舞着上半场两次铲球的图片，指责裁判在皇家马德里 1-2 负于马德里竞技的比赛中失去了控制。

皇马对马竞后卫克里斯蒂安·罗梅罗踩踏裘德·贝林厄姆却未被罚下感到愤怒，并且还对李康仁对费德里科·巴尔韦德的犯规提出抗议，之后客队在下半场开始五分钟后被罚下一人。

“我们可以省略新闻发布会了，因为这场比赛的故事就在这里，”穆里尼奥说着，举起这些图片，开始了近五分钟的咆哮。

“那两张红牌非常明显。自从有人被罚下后，我们就陷入了困境。11 对 10。我们可以想象，如果判罚公正，50 分钟 11 对 9 的比赛会是什么样子。”

皇马后卫迪恩·胡伊森因在禁区内放倒朱利亚诺·西蒙尼而被红牌罚下，他是皇马的最后一名防守球员，这使得亚历杭德罗·格里马尔多得以通过点球破门得分。六分钟后，乔纳森·戴维将马竞的领先优势扩大到两球，随后安东尼奥·吕迪格在比赛尾声阶段头球攻门，将比分差距缩小到一球。

穆里尼奥表示，在上半场比赛结束后，他只能“拥抱”他的球员们，他形容上半场比赛“充满风度和伟大的个性”，但他对裁判米格尔·安赫尔·奥尔蒂斯·阿里亚斯和任命他的人提出了严厉的批评。

“他们派了一位 41 岁、没有任何国际比赛经验的裁判——这当然不是因为他是一位优秀的裁判，”穆里尼奥说道。

“可怜的家伙来到这里，却无法承受压力——而且这压力真的很大。我称之为这座体育场里的‘80年代式压力’，这种压力现在几乎看不到了。”

当被问及落后巴塞罗那6分的情况时，穆里尼奥给出了意味深长的回答。

他说：“如果他们不干涉我们，让我们和其他所有人公平竞争，我们还有很长的路要走。”

“我不想断言这是事先安排好的……我更愿意相信他们只是犯了个错误。”

当被问及穆里尼奥的言论时，马竞主教练迭戈·西蒙尼呼吁保持克制。

西蒙尼说：“无论是我、穆里尼奥、弗里克还是佩莱格里尼，任何人，我们都必须谨言慎行。无论你是谁，一旦越过尊重的界限，就太过分了。你不能越过那条底线。”

西蒙尼更愿意专注于马竞的表现。

“今天我们看到了一场精彩的比赛；我们防守得很好，对手是一支非常优秀的球队，”他说。

“当双方人数为11人时，我们掌控了比赛。当人数变为10人对11人时，我们继续掌控着比赛。但这不仅仅是我们不断成长和进步的又一步。”

马竞积分达到16分，超越皇马升至积分榜第二位，落后领头羊巴塞罗那5分，领先皇马和皇家贝蒂斯1分。

（费尔南多·卡拉斯报道，克里斯蒂安·拉德内奇编辑）

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