On September 21 (CEST), Real Madrid lost 1-2 to Atlético Madrid in an away match in matchday 7 of LaLiga. According to Marco Ruiz, a Real Madrid correspondent for AS, Real Madrid players were extremely angry after the match, and the club decided to temporarily cancel player media interviews to prevent unnecessary conflict and potential disciplinary action.

According to reports, the entire Real Madrid squad left the Metropolitano Stadium angry after the Madrid derby, particularly because the referee failed to issue red cards for serious fouls by Cristian Romero and Lee Kang-in.

Real Madrid felt the match was marred by excessive referee decisions. Starting with two hard fouls by Bena early on that went unpunished, to what they considered the final straw – VAR referee Trujillo did not recommend the main referee review Lee Kang-in's dangerous stamp on Valverde. In the derby in March this year, Valverde received a direct red card from referee Munuera Montero for a far less serious foul on Bena.

Someone in the dressing room shouted, "They're screwing us! They assigned a coward to referee this match!" After the match, players remained furious, and the various decisions made over 90 minutes created an unprecedented tense atmosphere. Worried that someone would face disciplinary action for inappropriate comments, the club ultimately decided not to hold player interviews. The referee's decisions undoubtedly intensified the fierce confrontation in this derby.

Before the end of the first half, Rüdiger and Djurmanovic clashed, facing off against each other. Disciplinary action was eventually taken against Atlético goalkeeper coach Pablo Vercellone and Pedro Machado, one of Mourinho's assistants. Lee Kang-in's foul, which was not given a red card, was the trigger for the entire chaotic situation. To prevent players on the field from receiving red cards, referee Ortiz Arias only issued yellow card warnings to coaching staff members from both teams. Fortunately, the situation did not escalate further, and Machado later apologized to Djurmanovic.

Real Madrid players' anger also extended to other matches, as they believe recent decisions have clearly favored Barcelona and Atlético Madrid, which also explains the current league standings. Osasuna's goal that was disallowed against Atlético, the penalty awarded to Real Madrid at Anoeta, and the penalty given to Lamine Yamal against Levante were all cited as examples of double standards in refereeing.

The general sentiment among the Real Madrid squad as they left was that they were not inferior to their opponents in any aspect, yet unfortunately lost the match. When the sides were level at 11 vs. 11 in the first half, the match was evenly contested. The main reason for Real Madrid players' complaints was that, aside from the two unissued yellow cards to Bena early on, the referee also missed two clear red cards: one for Cristian Romero's stamp on Bellingham, and the other for Lee Kang-in's stamp on Valverde. Real Madrid believes that had these missed decisions not occurred, the course of the derby would have been very different.

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