Jose Mourinho took a pointed swipe at the referees who took charge of Sunday’s Madrid derby, brandishing printed photos of what he perceived to be red-card-worthy tackles in his post-match press conference.
Mourinho, now in his second stint with Real Madrid, tasted bitter defeat to cross-town rivals Atletico Madrid, losing 2-1 after Jonathan David and Alejandro Grimaldo’s second-half goals cancelled out Antonio Rudiger’s late consolation.
Real finished the match with ten men, though, after the former Bournemouth centre-back Dean Huijsen was dismissed for denying a goalscoring opportunity.
Mourinho, though, felt Atletico deserved at least one sending-off themselves.
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