Real Madrid release official statement against refereeing after defeat to Atletico Madrid

Real Madrid release official statement against refereeing after defeat to Atletico Madrid Earlier today, Real Madrid succumbed to the second defeat of their season as they slipped up against Atletico Madrid at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano. The two teams tussled hard in the opening half and ended it goalless, but the game followed a completely different trajectory after the break. Los Blancos were reduced to ten men after Dean Huijsen’s last-man foul, and Atletico Madrid capitalised on the same to push to a 2-0 lead. The game eventually ended in a defeat, and one with a bitter aftertaste given the multiple refereeing decisions which went against them. Official statement released After the defeat to Atletico Madrid earlier today, Real Madrid officially took to their social media to release a statement on the refereeing and the double standards. Real Madrid released an official statement against the refereeing. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images) “Real Madrid lost the derby at the Metropolitano in a match marked by Ortiz Arias’ very terrible refereeing,” the statement began. Elaborating on the decisions of the referee that went against the team, Real Madrid called out the decisions not to send off Cristian Romero or Kang In Lee. “He failed to send off Cuti Romero in the first half for stepping on Bellingham’s knee (despite going to the monitor to review the incident), nor did he send off Kang-In Lee for stepping on Valverde’s left ankle.” Concluding their statement, the club stated, “Both decisions had an impact on the match, which was ultimately decided in Atlético’s favor in the second half.” A tough pill to swallow Real Madrid should have been a man up in the opening half of the game, but the decisions that went against them eventually ended in a numerical disadvantage. A tough pill to swallow. (Photo by Fran Santiago/Getty Images) After going down to ten men, there was simply no going back for Real Madrid as they never really got going and struggled to string possession. Needless to say, it will be a difficult pill for Real Madrid to swallow as they not only lost in a derby game but are also six points behind Barcelona on the leaderboard. They will now disperse for the international break, and the team have a mountain to climb after they return.