Real Madrid<\/a> responded to Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid<\/a> in the most direct way possible. Real Madrid TV released an extensive video challenging the red-and-white side\u2019s narrative on refereeing<\/strong>, bringing back statements, official releases, and various incidents involving Atl\u00e9tico members and Diego Simeone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The production from Madrid\u2019s official channel comes after Atl\u00e9tico\u2019s social media campaign under the slogan \u2018Stop referee harassment\u2019<\/strong>, through which the club called for respect toward match officials.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Real Madrid TV\u2019s response had one central message: \u201cMemory is short; they ask for respect for referees, but only sometimes\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The club\u2019s channel turned to statements from Simeone and old Atl\u00e9tico releases to highlight what it sees as a contradiction between the club\u2019s current message and some of its previous positions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Among the quotes brought back was one from the Argentine coach in which he said LaLiga<\/a> was \u201cdangerously set up for Madrid\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n They also recalled his comments after the controversial Champions League tie involving Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez\u2019s alleged double touch from the penalty spot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cRaise your hand if you saw the double touch,\u201d was one of the lines Real Madrid TV put back on the table.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Madrid channel also revived an old Atl\u00e9tico statement in which the club said:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cAnyone looking at it from the outside can see that the same thing has been happening for decades; that\u2019s how the system is, we\u2019ve grown used to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Based on that material, Real Madrid TV delivered one of its most direct criticisms:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cNow they demand respect, but if they don\u2019t like what they see, out comes the statement.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The white club\u2019s response was not limited to statements. The video also showed footage of different confrontations between Atl\u00e9tico figures and referees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Simeone appears as one of the main protagonists of the compilation, alongside episodes that are part of Atl\u00e9tico\u2019s historical archive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Among them were the moment when the Argentine coach held back Mono Burgos during an argument with a referee, a well-known slap to an assistant referee, and the incident involving Arda Turan, who threw a boot at a linesman<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n With these images, Real Madrid TV sought to reinforce the idea that Atl\u00e9tico has also had episodes of strong confrontation with referees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The central argument of Real Madrid TV\u2019s video directly targets the \u2018Stop referee harassment\u2019<\/strong> campaign.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cYou ask for respect, but then you post tweets when what happens is not to your liking. Respect disappears when things go against you. If decisions benefit you, you show respect; if they harm you, not so much,\u201d the production says.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Real Madrid TV also brought back an old post from Atl\u00e9tico\u2019s official account in which the club wrote:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cRetweet if you want the rules to be applied equally to everyone.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Real Madrid\u2019s channel used that post to throw one of Atl\u00e9tico\u2019s own messages back at them and close its response with the same argument that ran throughout the video: today\u2019s complaints about refereeing must also be analyzed in light of past statements and actions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n So the clash between the two clubs once again moved from the pitch to the public debate around refereeing, this time with Real Madrid TV responding directly to Atl\u00e9tico\u2019s campaign.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\nAtl\u00e9tico\u2019s past used against its current stance<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
Simeone and other incidents return to center stage<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cRespect disappears when things go against you\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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