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Jude Bellingham<\/a> in the thick of the action as Real Madrid<\/a> suffer derby defeat in controversial circumstances<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Jose Mourinho<\/a> took a pointed swipe at the referees who took charge of Sunday\u2019s Madrid derby, brandishing printed photos of what he perceived to be red-card-worthy tackles in his post-match press conference.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mourinho, now in his second stint with Real Madrid<\/a>, tasted bitter defeat to cross-town rivals Atletico Madrid<\/a>, losing 2-1 after Jonathan David and Alejandro Grimaldo\u2019s second-half goals cancelled out Antonio Rudiger\u2019s late consolation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Real finished the match with ten men, though, after the former Bournemouth centre-back Dean Huijsen was dismissed for denying a goalscoring opportunity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mourinho, though, felt Atletico deserved at least one sending-off themselves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Fuming: Jose Mourinho brought hard evidence as he questioned the standard of refereeing in the Madrid derby<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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He raged at two incidents which went unpunished, the first coming as Lee Kang-In stamped on Federico Valverde, catching him with his studs high on the calf. A club statement later confirmed Valverde had suffered \u201ca severe injury to his left ankle.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The second came as ex-Tottenham bruiser Cristian Romero appeared to get away with a stamp on the sliding Jude Bellingham<\/a>, for which he escaped with a booking following a VAR<\/a> review.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mourinho, never one to bite his tongue, came out with all guns blazing in the press conference, brandishing printed photographs of both incidents as he questioned why neither constituted a red card.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWe can skip the press conference because the story of the match is right here. Those are two clear red cards,\u201d he said, before holding up the printed picture of Romero and Lee\u2019s offences. \u201cImagine if it had been [Atletico\u2019s] nine against [Real\u2019s] 11.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Watch: Mourinho calls out referees with printed photos of missed fouls<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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Mourinho continued, describing referee Ortiz Arias as \u201ca 41-year-old without international experience. I don\u2019t want to go further and say it\u2019s premeditated but that the refereeing committee have made a mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The veteran Portuguese manager, formerly of Chelsea and Tottenham, was not alone in his ire. The match report published on Real\u2019s official website and social media channels was headlined: \u201cA terrible refereeing performance decides the derby.\u201d Its top line branded the referee Arias \u201cabysmal.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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England star Bellingham was also left fuming and was seen shouting at the officials from a distance as he left the Metropolitano pitch at full-time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The defeat leaves Real fourth in La Liga<\/a> after seven matches, one point behind second-placed Atletico and six adrift of runaway leaders Barcelona. They will host Villarreal when the league reconvenes after the international break.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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