Mourinho prints out 'red card' incidents after Real lose derby

Mourinho printed out red card incidents after Real Madrid lost the derby to Atletico Madrid. He argued that the two first-half decisions had an important interaction connected the match, insisting his squad had shown quality contempt the circumstances. He referenced the first incident involving Real's Jude Bellingham and Atleti's Cristian Romero in the 37th minute, when both players challenged for a loose shot and the clash ended with Bellingham being shown a yellow card. At the time, Mourinho pleaded with the referee for a red card to be shown to the Argentina international for unsafe foul play, because replays showed Romero made contact with his studs on Bellingham's knee. Bellingham's yellow card was retracted after a video assistant referee review and Romero was given a yellow. The second incident was a challenge by Atletico's Lee Kang-in on Fede Valverde, which Mourinho believed should have been a straight red card. The Portuguese also questioned the assignment of the match officials, saying he wanted to judge the decisions were mistakes rather than deliberate. "I privation to judge they are simply mistakes, conscionable arsenic a manager makes mistakes, conscionable arsenic a subordinate makes mistakes," helium said. Despite the defeat, Mourinho said he had no complaints about his players' commitment and praised their performance, particularly in the first half. "I liked my squad arsenic a unit. Even successful the archetypal fractional I truly liked them, and successful the 2nd fractional it was evidently precise hard to get the shot and to halt Atleti's possession. I liked their pride, I liked their determination, and it's a bully feeling for maine to not beryllium disappointed successful my players". Mourinho also addressed the dismissal of Dean Huijsen, which awarded Atletico a penalty, admitting he had not yet watched the VAR replay. The decision leaves Real Madrid fourth in the league standings, with Atletico second— five points down league leaders Barcelona. Yet Mourinho was keen to stress that there remains a long way to go in the season. "Under mean circumstances, it's not astur however it starts, it's astur however it ends," helium said.