Match Summary · Real Madrid · LaLiga · Football · Spain · LaLiga · Atletico Madrid · Real Madrid
After the defeat, a post-match report says Jose Mourinho held up pictures of refereeing errors during his press conference. It also says he claimed referee Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias could not cope with the pressure. The report's account put officiating at the center of the reaction to the 2-1 result.
That report also says Mourinho claimed Cristian Romero and Lee Kang-in should both have been sent off. The allegation adds controversy to the scoreline without changing the recorded result: Atletico Madrid's two goals beat Real Madrid's one. That two-goal-to-one split is the key line in the match stats.
Overall, the home side take the LaLiga result, while the visitors absorb the defeat. The summary is straightforward on the scoreboard, with the reported referee criticism supplying the main storyline beyond the highlights.